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  • Sony, Harley-Davidson, Others Move Production from China to Thailand

    08/22/2019 5:57:35 AM PDT · by Paco · 92 replies
    IndustryWeek ^ | 8/19/2019 | Bloomberg
    Thai officials glimpse a silver lining in the U.S.-China trade war as companies such as Sony Corp. move production to Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. At least 10 firms are in the process of relocating some production to Thailand from China, according to the National Economic & Social Development Council. More than a dozen others could potentially choose Thailand, it said in a statement. “We may not see the impact on the economy now, but in the second half of 2019, it could become a positive factor for growth,” the agency’s Deputy Secretary-General Wichayayuth Boonchit said Monday.Trade tension is sapping growth...
  • Gunshots Inside Benson Drug Store; One Critically Injured

    04/26/2010 8:53:50 PM PDT · by Paco · 11 replies · 609+ views
    WOWT ^ | Justin Joseph
    A robbery at a Benson drug store turned to gunfire Monday night. One person is in critical condition. One witness says the victim is one of the robbers. It happened just before 9pm at the Walgreen's at 61st and NW Radial Highway. Omaha police say shots were fired and one person was taken to Creighton University Medical Center in critical condition. One witness at the scene said two armed men walked into the Walgreen's. One of them had a shotgun and one of the customer ended up confronting them. The customer also had a gun.
  • Ben Nelson Spoof - KFAB Scott Voorhees Show

    01/22/2010 6:36:00 AM PST · by Paco · 17 replies · 1,078+ views
    KFAB Radio ^ | 1-21-10 | Scott Voorhees
    ...the latest Sen. Nelson ad spoof, which -- from what I hear -- Nelson's office doesn't find funny.
  • India unveils the little runabout that's cheap at twice the price - the Tata Nano

    01/10/2008 7:58:45 AM PST · by Paco · 81 replies · 105+ views
    TimesOnline ^ | 1/10/2008 | TimesOnline
    It is a little over 10ft long bumper to bumper, can seat four passengers comfortably, has reached speeds of 65 miles per hour and is set to transform the concept of travel for the masses in India and in poorer parts of the world.
  • NU Fires Athletic Director Steve Pedersen

    10/15/2007 12:57:16 PM PDT · by Paco · 17 replies · 82+ views
    KETV - Omaha ^ | 10-15-07 | KETV - Omaha
    Step #1 has been accomplished, time to bring the Big Red back to where it needs to be!