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PG&E wants to build 25,000 electric vehicle chargers

February 11, 2015 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) asked state regulators for permission to build an estimated 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at sites across its service area in Northern and Central California.

Arrium to sell Wire Ropes business to Bekaert

February 11, 2015 Arrium Limited has entered into an agreement for the sale of its Wire Ropes business to Bekaert, a Belgium based company for A$90 million.

JFE awarded $28.8 million contract for sewage plant in Philippines

February 11, 2015 Tokyo-based JFE Engineering Corp. said it has won a 3.42-billion-yen ($28.8 million) contract to design and construct a sewage treatment plant in the Philippines.

Gran Tierra Energy to reduce budget to $140 million

February 11, 2015 Gran Tierra Energy announced a revised preliminary 2015 capital program. It has reduced its capital budget for 2015 to $140 million.

Wanda Group acquires Infront Sports & Media from Bridgepoint for 1.05 billion euros

February 11, 2015 Dalian Wanda Group Co. and three other investors beat out 11 rival bidders to acquire a 100% equity stake in Infront Sports & Media AG, an international sports marketing company based in Zug, Switzerland, from the European private equity firm Bridgepoint.

Qualcomm to pay record $975 million in China antitrust case

February 10, 2015 US chipmaker Qualcomm will pay $975 million to Chinese authorities to end a 14 month anti-trust investigation into its patent licensing practices.

Home Depot preparing for spring with 80,000 new hires

February 10, 2015 The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, has begun filling more than 80,000 positions as it prepares for spring, the company's busiest selling season.

Tahoe Resources and Rio Alto Mining in $1.3-billion friendly deal

February 10, 2015 Tahoe Resources and Rio Alto Mining are planning to combine their businesses to create a mid-sized silver and gold producer operating primarily in Guatemala and Peru.

Twitter saw increase of 40% in government requests for user information

February 10, 2015 Since Twitter launched its first transparency report back in 2012, it saw an overall increase of 40 percent in government requests for Twitter user account information.

Limoneira Company and Cadiz expand agricultural development agreement

February 10, 2015 Limoneira Company and Cadiz Inc. have expanded their existing agricultural development agreement to include an additional 200 acres.

Lakeland Dairies begins expansion of milk powder processing operations

February 10, 2015 Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society is beginning a €36 million investment in an expansion of milk powder processing operations at Bailieboro, Co. Cavan.

TeliaSonera gets approval of Tele2 acquisition in Norway

February 10, 2015 The Norwegian Competition Authority approves TeliaSonera's acquisition of Tele2's Norwegian operations. As part of the remedies provided in order to have the transaction approved, the customer base of Network Norway is sold to ICE.