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Flood of Voters Weigh in on $2M Slated for Sunset Park and Red Hook

2015-04-13 21:19:09| Wireless - Topix.net

City Councilman Carlos Menchaca 's participatory budgeting process for Red Hook and Sunset Park kicked off Saturday, April 11, allowing local residents to choose which of the 14 proposed projects they'd like to fund in District 38. Residents ages 14 and above are eligible to vote until April 19 in the district, which also includes Greenwood Heights, South Slope, Windsor Terrace and a portion of Borough Park. Six of this year's projects propose improvements to local schools, such as $100,000 requested to fix the wireless Internet reception at a South Slope school and $400,000 requested to renovate bathrooms at P.S. 15 and P.S. 94 in Red Hook and Sunset Park respectively.

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U.S. Steel idling plant; PPG buys Flood assets; GNC finds new partners

2015-04-01 06:30:41| Chemicals - Topix.net

U.S. Steel said it will idle a portion of its iron ore plant in Mount Iron, Minn., effective June 1, because of a downturn in the steel business. The Pittsburgh steelmaker blamed some of the problem on imports.

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US paint giant PPG buys Flood Australia assets

2015-04-01 02:26:06| Chemicals - Topix.net

New York listed paint and coatings giant PPG Industries has beefed up its presence in Australia with the partial acquisition of Flood Australia. Flood Australia manufactures and distributes specialty wood stain and paint additive solutions for household consumers and industrial and commercial users.

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