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    May 5, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Northrop may get largest state incentive deal of Scott's term

    Northrop Grumman Corp., which reported a $2 billion profit last year, could receive nearly $19 million in cash and tax breaks from Florida in return for its planned expansion in Brevard County, which would make it the state's largest jobs-creation incentive deal since Gov. Rick Scott took office two years ago.
    Northrop Grumman Corp., which reported a $2 billion profit last year, could receive nearly $19 million in cash and tax breaks from Florida in return for its planned expansion in Brevard County, which would make it the state's largest jobs-creation...

    Tags: Long Island, Aerospace Manufacturing, Politics, Rick Scott, Melbourne

    2. Feb 3, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. US military expands its drug war in Latin America

    The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales.
    The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales. When the Navy guided-missile frigate later dropped anchor in Panamanian waters on that sunny August...

    Tags: Shootings, Politics, U.S. Department of State, Honduras, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    3. Oct 29, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  3. SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule Splashes Down to Earth

    The SpaceX Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a three-week flight to the International Space Station, completing the first commercial cargo mission to Earth's orbit, NASA announced Sunday.
    CNN
    The SpaceX Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a three-week flight to the International Space Station, completing the first commercial cargo mission to Earth's orbit, NASA announced Sunday. The unmanned capsule came down about 250 miles...

    Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Science, Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia)

    4. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  4. Lower Middle Peninsula scores nearly $10 million in defense contracts

    Here is a list of companies in Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex and the town of West Point that secured defense contracts in 2011. The list is compiled by The Center for Security Policy, an entity that identifies itself as a non-profit, non-partisan...

    Tags: Defense Equipment, Gloucester Point, Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, West Point

    5. Dec 5, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Military contractor plans new S. Ind. headquarters

    CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A military contractor plans to spend $5.6 million on expanding its operations and building a new headquarters in southern Indiana. Rivera Consulting Group announced Monday that would build a new facility in Clarksville...

    Tags: General Contracting, Services and Shopping, Contracts, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance

    6. Nov 30, 2011 |Story| KTXL-LTV

  6. Sacramento-Based Firm Pays Government $3.3 Million

    A Sacramento firm paid the U.S. Government $3.3 million to settle allegations the company overcharged on contracts for missile, space and other defense contracts.
    FOX40 News
    A Sacramento firm paid the U.S. Government $3.3 million to settle allegations the company overcharged on contracts for missile, space and other defense contracts. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced Wednesday that Aerojet and their parent company...

    Tags: Defense Equipment, Sam Cohen, Manufacturing and Engineering

    7. Jun 20, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Business in natural disasters

    Smiths Detection developed the portable emergency room to treat soldiers on the battlefield.
    Smiths Detection developed the portable emergency room to treat soldiers on the battlefield. But the tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., last month, executives at the Edgewood manufacturer say, showed another potential use. The twister, one of the...

    Tags: Tsunamis, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Haiti, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    8. Jun 7, 2011 |Story| Daily American

  8. Showcase for Commerce under way in Johnstown

    An opening reception for the event billed as Pennsylvania’s premier defense contracting exhibition took place at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena early Tuesday evening.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    An opening reception for the event billed as Pennsylvania’s premier defense contracting exhibition took place at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena early Tuesday evening. According to Showcase for Commerce Chairman Ed Sheehan Jr.,...

    Tags: Defense Equipment, Aerospace Manufacturing, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Contracts, Mark Critz

    9. May 28, 2011 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
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    10. May 27, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking Business
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    11. May 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. UAE: Armed forces hire military contractor with alleged ties to former Blackwater chief

    Babylon & Beyond
    The armed forces of the United Arab Emirates acknowledged that it had hired a military contractor with alleged ties to controversial former Blackwater chief Erik Prince to help train its troops, said a statement published by the country's official WAM.......
    12. Jan 4, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. 'Avatar': Why do conservatives hate the most popular movie in years?

    The Big Picture
    It's no secret that "Avatar" has been stunningly successful on nearly every front. The James Cameron-directed sci-fi epic is already the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time, having earned more than $1 billion around the globe in less than three...
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