Archives » February 18th, 2008

Airbus seats to be manufactured in Springs

Airplane manufacturer Airbus has chosen the Goodrich Corp. to provide cabin attendant seats for the A320 line of planes.
The seats will be produced at Goodrich Interiors’ facility in Colorado Springs.
The work is expected to generate $100 million in revenue to support new production aircraft, retrofit sales and […]

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China’s foreign investment up 109 percent

The Associated Press
BEIJING_China attracted $11.2 billion in foreign investment in January, up 109.8 percent from the same month last year, the government said Monday.
The Commerce Ministry, which reported the figure in a one-sentence statement, gave no explanation for the sharp rise. China’s economy is growing strongly at a time […]

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Corporate pension plans in flux

With 77 million baby boomers headed for retirement, nearly every facet of corporate pension plans will be subject to analysis and change.
That’s the result of discussions from the recent “Pensions and Retirement Conference” held by The Conference Board.
The decline in defined benefit plans and the rise in defined contribution plans – […]

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Blu-ray beating HD in DVD war

The Associated Press
TOKYO _Sony’s Blu-ray technology is emerging as the likely winner in the format battle for the next generation of DVD players after Toshiba appeared ready to ditch its HD DVD business.
Such a move would help consumers know which system to invest in and would likely boost sales in […]

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