Visit Clearfield County to Host Grant Workshop

Tweet Are you looking to enhance your marketing efforts? Visit Clearfield County will be holding a Grant Workshop at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at its 12 North Front St. Clearfield, office. The workshop is open to any business, municipality or organization that is looking to undertake a tourism-related marketing or signage project. You can find... 

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Hotel Tax Update Presented to Clearfield Commissioners

Tweet CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Commissioners heard that hotel tax is rising during an update Tuesday from Holly Komonczi, executive director of the Clearfield County Recreation and Tourism Authority. Komonczi said she and her staff promote tourism opportunities county-wide, which in turn helps fill local hoteliers. Over the last year,... 

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Iraq, U.S. drift apart

Tweet The Media Line Staff Baghdad, Iraq David Rosenberg / The Med – The decision by the U.S. State Department to downsize its massive diplomatic and aid operation in Iraq signals a rapid parting of the ways between the two countries as Baghdad resists American aspirations for close diplomatic and business ties. The New York Times reported... 

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Nokia cutting 4,000 jobs in Europe, Mexico

Cell phone manufacturer Nokia announced Wednesday that it plans to slash 4,000 manufacturing jobs to save money and increase efficiency in its manufacture of the growing smartphone market. The cuts will take place at three factories in Komarom, Hungary; Reynosa, Mexico; and Salo, Finland. The company said it will transfer the assembly of smartphones to factories in Asia, where the majority of comp... 

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French aviation workers strike against ’strike’ bill

French aviation workers continued their strike for a third consecutive day Wednesday, forcing carrier Air France to cancel 30 percent of its domestic flights and 40 percent of long-haul flights. The strike has not only affected Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport and regional airports but also thousands of passengers. Aviation workers organized the four-day strike in protest of a proposed law ... 

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Swiss banking giant UBS sees profits plunge on weak business

Profits slumped by a whopping 76 percent at UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, during the last quarter, with profits for all of 2011 down by 44 percent from 2010. Net income during the last three months of 2011 plunged to $430 million, down from $1.86 billion for the same period a year earlier. The bank saw business levels fall at both its wealth management and investment banking units. Mo... 

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Will sanctions’ pain force Iran’s hand?

Tweet The Media Line Staff Tehran, Iran David Rosenberg / The Med – For ordinary Iranians, the pain they have wrought by sanctions is already palpable in the form of spiraling inflation and shortages. But Iran’s leaders, and not a few outside observers, say that if Western leaders are counting on consumer distress to pressure the government... 

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China opposes EU’s emissions scheme

In what could lead to a trade war in the sector, China on Monday openly opposed the new European Union emissions plan, barring its airlines from imposing charges on carbon emissions. The EU’s went into effect Jan. 1. Beijing also banned the airlines from using EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS). “The Civil Aviation Administration of China recently issued a directive to Chinese a... 

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Abu Dhabi’s outsized cultural ambitions

Tweet The Media Line Staff Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Rob L. Wagner / The Media – Abu Dhabi’s resurrection of its three-museum project to promote the emirate as a go-to tourist destination will give a boost to its beleaguered local economy. But the presence of local outlets of the Guggenheim and Louvre museums also highlights the... 

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DEP Announces Regional ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Workshop in Ridgway

Tweet WILLIAMSPORT – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection invites industries, businesses, utilities and local government to an introductory workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 15, about the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50001, a program designed to promote energy efficiency and reduce operating costs for... 

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