NEW YORK, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions, today announced that its EnhancedClean ™ program focused on the COVID-19 response has been honored with two prestigious award programs. ABM recently received three Gold Quill Awards from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for its plan and approach to responding to COVID-19 in bringing the Scientific Cleaning and Sanitization Program to market, and in April brought received a Silver Stevie Award from the American Business Awards (ABA) for “Most Helpful…
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MDU Resources Group resumes its place on the Fortune 500 list
With a mission to “Build a Strong America”, MDU Resources Group provides essential products and services through its regulated energy delivery and construction materials and services business. MDU was last on the Fortune 500 list in 2008 and 2009. Dave Goodin, MDU president and CEO, said the company is quite different today. “In 2008 and 2009, we had a fairly successful oil and gas exploration business,” said Goodin. Dave Goodin is President and CEO of MDU Resources. Special at the Forum In 2016, the company sold its exploration business due…
Read MoreWhy roots are the way to sustainable agriculture
As early as 1897, Charles Darwin recognized that roots were more than just an anchor of plants to the ground, noting; “… There is no structure in plants more marvelous, in terms of its functions, than the tip of the radicle. [….] It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the tip of the radicle thus endowed, and having the power to direct the movements of the neighboring parts, acts like the brain …“ Seven years later, the term “rhizosphere” was first introduced by agronomist and plant physiologist Lorenz Hiltner,…
Read MoreUtah restaurant chain cuts an automatic glass of water
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – This week, KSL is exploring simple ways to save water beyond how we water our lawns, because every drop counts, especially when 90% of Utah is in the throes of extreme drought. Recently, viewer Gaye England emailed investigators at KSL about the usual practice of restaurants pouring us a glass of water when we sit down, whether we ask or not. “I can’t help but wonder why restaurants keep bringing free water to everyone’s table,” England wrote. “So much waste because most of those who…
Read MoreCollapsed Florida Tower faces years of scrutiny
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Rescue personnel work at the scene of the partially collapsed Champlain South Towers condominium in Surfside, near Miami Beach, Fla., In this recent undated photograph. Courtesy of Florida Task Force 3 / via REUTERS June 29 (Reuters) – The condominium tower that collapsed near Miami in the early hours of June 24, killing at least 11 people and leaving dozens more missing in the ruins, had been the subject of a scrutiny for years of its deterioration. Court documents, as well as emails and other documents released by officials in…
Read MoreOwned by Northern Star Resources Ltd. in Superior Gold
TORONTO, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Northern Star Resources Ltd. (“North Star“) to file an early warning report (the”Early warning report“) notify the sale of common shares (the”Ordinary actions“) of Superior Gold Inc. (“Superior Gold“). Northern Star disposed of a total of 6,300,000 common shares through the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV“) on June 28, 2021 at a price of $ 0.63 per common share for a total cash consideration of $ 3,906,000 (the”Disposition“). Immediately prior to the disposition, Northern owned and controlled 18,346,261 common shares and 13,960,561 warrants.…
Read MoreFair’s junior auctioneers bring in good cattle prices News, Sports, Jobs
Esther McCoy FAIR ANIMAL – Sean Forrester, a two-year member of the Germano 4-H Club, brought a dairy calf to the Harrison County Fair. CADIZ – The 2021 Harrison County junior auction auctioneers got good prices for cattle raised by 4-H and FFA members and were sold on Friday. Only large and champion reserve cattle were brought into the auction arena. John Birney, who watches the crowd for offers, was once again at the sale he had attended for years and was a part of as a member of 4-H…
Read MoreSmall Towns Growing Along Colorado’s Front Range Plan For Less Water Cronkite News
Severance, Colorado, a former farming and ranch town about an hour’s drive north of Denver, approaches a population of 8,000. Falling housing costs are stimulating many newcomers. (Photo by Jodi Petersen / KUNC) SEVERANCE, Colorado – Birdsong fills the air on a sunny May morning along the poplar-lined Main Street of Severance – but he is soon drowned by the roar of a backhoe. The old farming town replaces the old crumbling water pipes that serve a rapidly growing population. Severance, which is about an hour’s drive north of Denver,…
Read MoreCovid deaths in Indonesia add to questions about Sinovac vaccine | Indonesia
At least 10 of the 26 Indonesian doctors who died from Covid-19 this month had been fully vaccinated with Sinovac, prompting authorities to question whether doctors should be given alternative doses to boost immunity. Indonesia, which has relied on the Chinese-made vaccine for its health workers, is grappling with a new wave of coronavirus cases. The latest outbreak, caused by new variants, has overwhelmed hospitals and burial sites in Jakarta and the island of Java. The country announced 20,694 new infections on Monday. In Kudus, a city in central Java,…
Read MoreOTC Markets Group Welcomes Aldebaran Resources Inc. to OTCQX
NEW YORK, June 28, 2021 / PRNewswire / – OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), financial market operator for 11,000 US and global securities, announced today Aldébaran Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ALDE) (OTCQX: ADBRF), a mining exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Cheaper. Aldebaran Resources Inc. switched from Pink to OTCQX® market. Aldebaran Resources Inc. begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol “ADBRF”. U.S. investors can find current financial information and real-time Level 2 quotes for the company at www.otcmarkets.com. Upgrading to the OTCQX marketplace is an…
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