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- Harlingen new home for South Texas Shrimp Processors
- Citgo trial on dirty air tests federal law: Jury will decide whether…

Moving day
Tribune Review – Jun 23, 2007
“I give that speech 100 times a day. Do you think anyone listens?”Dan Dominick, controller of Parks Moving & Storage in Cranberry, agrees and advises clients “to plan as early as possible. ” story continues below Bill Toth, warehouse foreman at Vesely Brothers Moving & Storage in Belle Vernon, Westmoreland County, says it is vital to have shared communication between mover and movee, er, client. “One of the biggest problems is when a person says he will have stuff packed and when you show up, it isn’t done,” he says. That sense of planning often is affected by emotions, says Susan Sadowski, senior vice president of relocation and business development at Howard Hanna Real Estate, one of the area’s largest housing market firms. “Every move is stressful,” she says…
Census Bureau, there’s an even greater chance of any delays causing widespread problems. Communication in the other direction also is important, says Bill Brack, vice president of sales from South Hills Movers in Bethel Park. His company, like others, has move coordinators who call in advance of a move to make sure the client is keeping up with what needs to be done. Moving hinges on talkingCommunication plays a big role in other ways. Toth, for instance, says moving sales agents need to be alert to areas of concern and clients need to be honest. Sometimes, hefty items like gun cases or safes aren’t mentioned, making movers improvise ways to get them out of awkward spots. Home owners also need to be aware of items that require special handling.

Harlingen new home for South Texas Shrimp Processors
Monitor – Jun 23, 2007
South Texas Shrimp Processors is moving its shrimp freezing and packaging plant from a 42,000-square-foot facility in San Benito to a 71,000-square-foot facility in Harlingen, according to Matt Gorges, chairman, and Robert Dalzell, president. Harlingen and the city’s development corporation approved a $363,500 grant to partially fund the move as long as the company invested at least $3. South Texas Shrimp Processors is also merging with Harlingen-based Valley International Cold Storage Inc.

Citgo trial on dirty air tests federal law: Jury will decide whether…
Free with registration – Houston Chronicle – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 23, 2007
Lawyers presented final arguments on Friday after a grueling and technical trial that began May 18. Jurors deliberated Friday afternoon, then went home for the weekend. The case specifically involves allegations that open-air storage tanks at Citgo’s East Plant refinery emitted illegal amounts of benzene, which research has linked to cancer. More broadly, however, the case tests criminal enforcement of the Clean Air Act. Although other criminal indictments under the act have resulted in guilty pleas, the Citgo case is the first to go to trial alleging emissions violations, prosecutors said. “The question is whether companies like Citgo, who blatantly violate.