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SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-March 20, 2007 - Silicon Border Development and ING Real Estate announced today they have agreed to enter into a Joint Venture to develop, construct and operate the Mexicali Science Park. The Science Park will be designed to attract capital-intensive, leading-edge manufacturing operations for semiconductors, flat panel displays, solar panels, and biotechnology products...

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Vienna/Frankfurt, 24 January 2007. Max Trust, which is part of the sphere of influence of Manfred Kastner, founder of VPM/ Absolute Plus Group, has acquired an interest of...

He was one of several witnesses for the prosecution Monday in the third week of the criminal trial of six members of a Colonie family accused of staging nearly two dozen accidents to collect insurance money.

On trial are Joseph Houghtaling, 36; his brother, Frank, 32; their wives, Renee and Rhonda Houghtaling, who are 34-year-old twins; family matriarch, Donna Houghtaling, 58; and her dau...

Public employee union leaders are lashing out at colleague Carla Katz, complaining that her personal relationship with Governor Corzine could torpedo a tentative four-year contract for its 36,000 members.

Presidents of five of the seven Communications Workers of America locals took the unusual step of criticizing one of their own through a joint letter released publicly over the weekend. ...

Lawyer Fights for the Little Guy Against Insurance Companies

Richard F. Scruggs, one of the country's most successful trial lawyers, made his first fortune in a case that hit close to home. He sued asbestos makers on behalf of workers at the shipyard in his hometown here who had developed lung diseases.

He made his second fortune with lawsuits against the tobacco industry, coming u...

of Worcester has been promoted to assistant vice president at Clinton Savings Bank and has transferred from manager of its West Boylston branch to manager of the bank's main office at 200 Church St., Clinton. Before moving to the United States, Ms. Haxhiaj was a manager for the National Commercial Bank of Albania. She earned master's degrees at the University of Tirana in Albania and Nichols ...