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Wyoming Coal Company Strikes Export Deal

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:39:07 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Wyoming mining company has signed an option agreement allowing it to ship up to 16 million tons of coal a year through a planned West Coast port.

Cloud Peak Energy said Wednesday's deal involving Washington state's proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal will allow it to expand overseas sales amid weak domestic demand

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Budget Deal Sends Stocks Shooting Higher

Associated Press — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:45:04 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving sharply higher on Wall Street after lawmakers reached a last-minute budget agreement to avert sweeping tax increases and cuts to government spending programs.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 227 points at 13,331 shortly before midday Tuesday, the first trading day of 2013

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Despite Deal, Taxes To Rise For Most Americans

Associated Press — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:48:41 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tax package negotiated by President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans and passed by Congress will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase. But that doesn't mean that most of them won't see their taxes rise

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Coal Deal Could Boost Exports

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:48:16 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Coal companies have settled a dispute over a Montana mine in a deal both sides say will boost Asian export prospects through a West Coast port.

But the mine's co-owner said Thursday those long-term plans won't stop up to 75 layoffs early next year

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Genesee & Wyoming Plan $1.39B RailAmerica Deal

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:35:06 +0000

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Genesee & Wyoming says it will buy fellow regional railroad operator RailAmerica for about $1.39 billion in cash.

The Greenwich, Conn., company will pay $27.50 for each share of RailAmerica Inc., w

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Montana Company Announces $40M Oil Deal

Associated Press — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:57:40 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana oil and gas company say it is acquiring an Australian company's U.S. subsidiary to increase production in the Bakken oil patch in a cash and stock deal worth an estimated $40 million

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Wyo., Colo. Grocery Workers Ratify Contract Deal

Associated Press — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:24:44 +0000

DENVER (AP) — Unionized grocery store workers in Colorado and Wyoming have approved a two-year contract extension.

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 represents 15,000 workers in the two states

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Rawlins Cocaine Dealer Could Testify Under Deal

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:13:43 +0000

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — A Rawlins man has admitted to selling and distributing cocaine for 10 years in Carbon County.

Fifty-six-year-old John Sanchez pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to deliver cocaine under a deal with prosecutors

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