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Following Fire, Praxair Moves
Just shy of 12 months after a fire at its St. Louis industrial gas filling facility sent gas cylinders flying like rockets into the neighboring community, Praxair announced it would relocate the facility to Illinois. Read more

1,100 New Jobs For Jeffersonville, Indiana
The State of Indiana offered incentives to American Commercial Lines, including up to $11 million in tax credits based on job creation and capital investment. Read more

Now Comes A Steel Renaissance
While pursuing France's Arcelor, Lakshmi N. Mittal, chairman and CEO of Mittal Steel Co., foresees a world in which the large, global steel producers will have annual capacity of 150 to 200 million tons. In 2005, Mittal Steel's output was 49.2 million tons. Read more

Finns Acquires Total MMH Holdings Ownership
After acquiring a majority ownership position in May, the U.S. subsidiary of KCI Konecranes Inc., of Finland, has acquired 100% of MMH Holdings, Inc., owner of Morris Materials Handling of Springfield, Ohio. Read more


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