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Given current delays and inefficiency, the federal Superfund program could take 30 years to clean up

Vista Polymers, a division of Vista Chemical Co., is the latest player toannounce plans for

Akron Announces Polymer CenterAKRON, Ohio - Mayor Donald Plusquellic has announced plans to

SmithKline Beckman Corp. and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. announced a preliminary agreement for Du

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved Miles Inc.'s Bayer USA company for marketing of the

DeSoto Increases Ethoxylate PricesDeSoto Inc. chemical specialties division has announced a

Schlumberger Plans To Repurchase StockSchlumberger Ltd. said it would repurchase up to 20 mi

Legislation to increase the state's gasoline tax by 2 1/2 cents a gallon narrowly won Assembly appro

Southern Yunnan province has the heady aura of misty beauty and latent power that has been a percept

The new general manager of Philadelphia's transit agency will stay on following a board room squabbl

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority has nearly completed renovation of one end of its Ma

Officials say an investigation of whether a Southern California beverage distributor is defrauding t

Eurotunnel shares sank 29 percent on the first day they were traded. The drop Thursday under

Citicorp to Acquire SFSP Leasing UnitCHICAGO - Citicorp and Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp.

The Providence & Worcester Railroad, a small rail carrier serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island and ea

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to hold a hearing soon on the Pittsburgh & Lake Er

A broken wheel on a tank car caused the derailment of 18 cars of a Southern Pacific train last week.

With both import and export volume growing rapidly, Taiwan air freight industry officials are negoti

BATTLING BOOKLETS might describe competing pamphlets distributed to customers by Boeing Commercial a

During the just finished summit talks, U.S. and Soviets officials completed an agreement allowing ex

David Davis, Massachusetts Port Authority executive director, says increased landing fees for genera

As part of its takeover attempt of Pan Am Corp., Braniff Inc. is seeking concessions valued at $800

The worn-out tire that once was good for little besides a backyard swing rolled into a new era recen

U.S. and Canadian space officials have reached an understanding that opens the way for Canada to dev

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong-based investment house, said lawsuits against it by B

It may have been a case of bad timing for the New York Insurance Exchange. The outgoing chai

A federal judge ruled Friday that A.H. Robins Co. must set aside nearly $2.5 billion to pay injury c

The Environmental Protection Agency will look into a report that electric drinking-water fountains m

Commissioners Amend Benefits RegulationPHOENIX, Ariz. - The National Association of Insuranc

A nail salon that refused a pedicure to an AIDS patient was cleared ofcriminal discriminatio

The Australian general insurance industry is bracing itself for tough times ahead. For years

The record October U.S. trade deficit and the resulting plunge of the dollar shocked Japanese busine

Precious metal futures prices received a boost last week on the release of the record U.S. trade def

Japanese Trade Houses Buy Dollars HeavilyTOKYO - An official at Japan's powerful Ministry of

Long-term bearishness toward the dollar was reinforced last week following the announcement of a rec

The U.S. dollar is likely to fall another 10 percent in the next two to three months, then drift dow

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Harmonized System Fact Sheets AvailableThe U.S. Customs Service has made available to the pu

Elexis Corp., a Miami-based consumer and health care electronics firm, has shifted much of its produ