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White House pulls South Africa's AGOA benefits

2015-11-05 22:30:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: National Pork Producers Council The Obama administration announced that beginning Jan. 1 South Africa will lose its privilege to ship to the United States agricultural products through the African Growth and Opportunity Act at a zero-tariff rate. read more

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State DEQ pulls request for help with image amid Flint water crisis

2015-10-28 12:23:28| Waste Management - Topix.net

The state Department of Environmental Quality has shelved a proposal to spend up to $100,000 to develop its brand -- a marketing plan that was issued just a few days after the agency admitted it made mistakes in Flint's water crisis. The Flint Journal-MLive requested information on the proposal on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27. Shortly after, a DEQ spokesman said the agency "pulled the bid this morning and put the proposal on hold."

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Walker pulls gas reserves from special session agenda

2015-10-24 09:29:46| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

On the eve of a special session, Gov. Bill Walker said Friday that he was removing from the agenda a proposed gas reserves tax. The decision came after Walker received written assurances from BP and ConocoPhillips Alaska that they would be willing to commit to make their gas available to a gas project if they are not participating.

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Acacia pulls IPO as European biotechs caught in U.S. downdraft

2015-10-17 03:52:59| Biotech - Topix.net

Acacia is the latest European biotech company to be caught in a downdraft from the U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector, which has suffered a major sell-off on mounting concerns about pressure on drug prices. Acacia's decision not to go ahead with its flotation is a particular blow given the size of the planned offering.

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