Great Plains Energy sets dividend - 05 Aug 2008 Kansas City Star,Great Plains Energy today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of 4.15 cents per share on its common stock.
Electricity use sets record for year on 105-degree day - 05 Aug 2008 Dallas Morning News,By KIM HORNER and ERIC TORBENSON / The Dallas Morning News s Dan X. McGraw, David Hinojosa, Billy Eichenholz, Kevin Krause, Karin Shaw Anderson,
Massachusetts Sets Standard on Deposits - 05 Aug 2008 Wall Street JournalBy JILIAN MINCER Turmoil in the banking industry has been a boon for state-chartered banks and some credit unions in Massachusetts. In recent weeks, they've
AirTran sets all-time July traffic record - 05 Aug 2008 Bizjournals.com,AirTran Airways set all-time records for July and in the company's history for revenue passenger miles, enplaned passengers and load factor.
Thai CP Foods sets 6 bln baht bond coupons - 05 Aug 2008 ReutersBANGKOK, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Charoen Pokphand Foods CPF.BK (CPF), Thailand's biggest chicken exporter, has set coupons for a two-tranche bond issue worth a
Japan MoF sets coupon on 10-year bonds at 1.5 percent - 05 Aug 2008 Forbes,TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's Ministry of Finance said it has set a coupon of 1.5 percent on 1.9 trillion yen ($17.56 billion) worth of 10-year
LeapFrog sets up for second half - 05 Aug 2008 Playthings,By Staff -- Playthings, 8/5/2008 7:40:00 AM EMERYVILLE, Calif.—LeapFrog Enterprises said today it was pleased with its stage-setting for the year's second
UN sets Iran sanctions deadline - 05 Aug 2008 BBC News,The US and Britain have threatened Iran with new economic sanctions if it does not respond positively to incentives for Tehran to halt uranium enrichment.
MUSC sets fundraising record - 05 Aug 2008 TheDigitel,The Medical University of South Carolina brought in more than $67 million in fundraising for the 2007-08 fiscal year, according to several news sources.
JCBOE sets personnel for 2008-09 school year - 05 Aug 2008 Scottsboro Daily Sentinel,By Candi Atkinson The Jackson County Board of Education finalized employees for the 2008-09 school year during their regular meeting Thursday night at the
Council sets out new priorities - 05 Aug 2008 BBC News,He said: "The agreement sets out the key areas of shred health and social care outcomes that will bring benefits to the people of West Lothian,
US Airways Group Sets Two Month High - 05 Aug 2008 Trading Markets (press release),...(RTTNews) - Shares of US Airways Group (LCC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) moved higher in late morning trading on Monday and then held on to most of
Tort reform: Ohio sets good example - 05 Aug 2008 Bucyrus Telegraph Forum,State Sen. Larry Mumper was right to praise the Ohio General Assembly for its efforts to bolster economic growth through initiatives such as tort reform
XTO Energy sets price guidance on 4 part debt sale - 05 Aug 2008 ReutersNEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer XTO Energy (XTO.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) set price guidance on its $2.25 billion four-part
Randall sets vote - 05 Aug 2008 Amarillo.com (subscription),By Hayley Cox Randall County residents may be asked - again - if they want public money used to restore the county courthouse. Why: Commissioners will vote
Frustration sets in as scoring struggles continue - 05 Aug 2008 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,By TOM HAUDRICOURT Cincinnati - Teams that are leading the wild-card race normally aren't consumed with frustration. Prince Fielder has to be restrained
HK sets pace as pre-Olympic training base - 05 Aug 2008 Xinhua,By Hou Liping HONG KONG, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Staging the Olympic Equestrian Events, Hong Kong is at present the training base of choice for athletes from
Herrera sets dismal tone for Pirates' 13-7 loss - 05 Aug 2008 Pittsburgh Post Gazette,By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Yoslan Herrera was chased in the second inning after three quick runs and no semblance of control,
Bailey sets lofty goals for Tech - 05 Aug 2008 LubbockOnline.com,By Marlena Hartz | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Texas Tech will be one of the top schools in the state and the nation in a decade, its new president predicted on
China sets up first environmental exchange - 05 Aug 2008 Straits Times,BEIJING - CHINA on Tuesday launched its first environmental exchange in Beijing, aiming to eventually provide a platform for emission quota trading,
Youth Commission sets commencement - 05 Aug 2008 In-Forum,The Cass County Youth Commission’s commencement picnic for students, their parents, principals and county officials is at 5 pm Wednesday in the front yard
Olympic Village sets standard for London 2012 - 05 Aug 2008 Times Online,For some of those in Team GB, these Games can only be looked at with an eye to four years in the future. The Athens Games four years ago failed to live up
Lowcountry stump sets politics to boil - 05 Aug 2008 Myrtle Beach Sun News,By Aliana Ramos - aramos@thesunnews.com In under three minutes and over plates of corn on the cob and shrimp, politicians from the local, state and federal
eyed shooter sets sight on gold - 05 Aug 2008 guardian.co.uk,By Francois Thomazeau BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Blinded in one eye by cancer from the age of two, French shooter Veronique Girardet did not have any
Carrizo Oil & Gas Sets Six Month Closing Low - 05 Aug 2008 Trading Markets (press release),...(RTTNews) - Shares of Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) fell sharply throughout the morning on Monday and then maintained most
Butt sets sights on Europe - 05 Aug 2008 SkySports,Nicky Butt says Newcastle United need to be 'in the mix' for European qualification for this season to be classed a success. The Magpies are bidding to
New Whitman-Hanson Regional High School sets a high standard - 05 Aug 2008 The Patriot Ledger,By Allan Stein The School Building Authority, the state agency that oversees school construction projects and funding, is looking at the new Whitman-Hanson
MPIC sets aside P100M for operation of San Juan hospital - 05 Aug 2008 ABS CBN News,Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) said Tuesday it has set aside about P100 million in working capital for the operation of the Cardinal Santos Medical
Passenger downtrend sets in at Ontario airport - 05 Aug 2008 Inland Empire News,ONTARIO--Passenger volume at Ontario-Los Angeles International Airport is taking a plunge as airlines suspend service and cut flights.
Wilmington sets National Night Out activities - 05 Aug 2008 The News Journal,Wilmington will participate in the 25th Annual National Night Out from 6-8 pm Tuesday in Rodney Square. The event is held in 10000 communities and military
Tiger sets up second home in Adelaide - 05 Aug 2008 The Age,The budget airline expects more direct flights from Adelaide to new destinations will result in more than 10 million additional passengers using the South
Egat sets new standby rule - 05 Aug 2008 Bangkok Post,Electrical and electronic product manufacturers will be required by law to improve standby power consumption to less than one watt by 2011, according to the
Seaside Retreat sets record with Nijinsky win - 05 Aug 2008 ESPNBy Ron Gierkink Seaside Retreat ($12.60) broke the 1 1/4-mile course record Monday at Woodbine, taking the $305900 Nijinsky Stakes over favored Strike a
FDA sets limits to advisers’ ties to industry - 05 Aug 2008 The Hill,By Jeffrey Young The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced policies Monday designed to address concerns about its outside advisers’ ties to the
SP, RJD, LJP sharing dais sets political circles abuzz - 05 Aug 2008 Economic Times,NEW DELHI: In a move that is certain to raise eyebrows in the political circles in the cow-belt , union ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan,
Purdue sets record $333M in research funding - Aug 4, 2008 Indianapolis Star,By Tom Spalding Purdue University today said it generated a record $333.4 million in sponsored research funding during the 2007-08 fiscal year,
China sets conditions for Olympic protests - Aug 4, 2008 Bangkok Post,By Bill Smith, dpa Beijing (dpa) - China has set tough conditions including a minimum notice of five days for any group wanting to protest at three
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