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Fairhope boom deemed useless as oil threat lessens; Spanish Fort to petition EMA for repurposing oil response dollars
SPANISH FORT, Ala. — The Fairhope City Council adopted a resolution Monday stating that protective boom purchased for oil spill response was no longer needed and declared it surplus property. The resolution authorized the city to dispose of 27,500 feet of “used and decontaminated boom” and 23,000 feet of new 8-inch absorbent boom through a bid process.
5 Sep 2010, 12:37 am | click here to view more
Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble?
A surge in bank lending. A speculative rush to buy houses – not just second properties, but third or fourth homes. Soaring property prices. Banks hiding the loans off their balance sheets. Surely it could not be happening again? And not so soon? But it is – in China.
4 Sep 2010, 6:17 pm | click here to view more
As boom has become bust, Uinta Basin balances pain with hope
As boom has become bust, Uinta Basin balances pain with wish By Steven Oberbeck The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 4, 2010 05:04PM MDT Vernal • Hang around this eastern Utah town and it won’t be long before you hear talk that the Uinta Basin’s oil and gas industry is poised to rebound and soon will replace the thousands of jobs lost during the Great Recession. The latest speculation concerns the ...
4 Sep 2010, 6:07 pm | click here to view more
Boom Boom Room Fatal Shooting
A shooting at a bar in Greenville County leaves one person dead and deputies are searching for a shooter.
4 Sep 2010, 3:35 pm | click here to view more
Boom Days to offer free fun
Boom Days is right around the corner, and there are many activities festival-goers can like for free.
4 Sep 2010, 12:32 am | click here to view more
Oil Boom Spikes Need for Electricity
Can power companies handle the oil boom? Local electric co-ops are busy expanding their capacities - and a major provider is also taking steps to move power into the oil country region. Jim Olson reports on a multi-million dollar project to bring more
4 Sep 2010, 11:14 pm | click here to view more
Boom drives poaching
Book flights online! Go shopping! Rhino poaching is on the rise, driven by intense economic demand and the rapid spread of technology. AFP
4 Sep 2010, 10:48 am | click here to view more
Boom box nostalgia
SOUTHINGTON - Before i-pods and Walkmans there were boom boxes - big portable stereos that were carried on the shoulders of music fans. Now, the nostalgic music makers will be a part of a new entry in the Apple Harvest Festival parade as the Boom Box Band.
2 Sep 2010, 1:23 pm | click here to view more
A boom on the beach
Beach volleyball keeps booming, and Central Coast youngsters are in the thick of the boom. Solvang resident Todd Rogers, along with his partner Phil Dalhausser, won a beach volleyball gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the enthusiasm for the sport has filtered down to teenagers.
2 Sep 2010, 10:50 pm | click here to view more
Boom Days plans nearly set
The schedule of acts and events for Fort Payne’s 2010 Boom Days Heritage Celebration is almost finalized. Even organizer Collins Kirby promises, “another big year, with lots of very interesting performers and some pretty big names.”
1 Sep 2010, 4:33 pm | click here to view more