| Pipe producers win a victory over imports
It's not the final round of the fight, but American pipe producers racked up big points on Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that Chinese pipe producers unfairly subsidized their products. Pipe producers win a victory over imports China subsidizes pipe, ITC rules By Michael Roknick Herald Business Editor SHENANGO VALLEY — It's not the final round of the fight, but American pipe producers racked up big points on Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that Chinese pipe producers unfairly subsidized their products. In its preliminary finding, the ITC said Wheatland Tube Co., Sharon Tube Co. and four other American pipe producers were the victims of improper Chinese subsidies on circular welded steel pipe exports to the U.S. The companies, along with the United Steelworkers, had filed a trade suit with the Commerce Department in June and also a dumping suit with the U.S.
December 2007
A man allegedly stole this cab and narrowly escaped death when a fence impaled it.HYANNIS - A man is facing stolen vehicle charges but should consider himself lucky to be alive. Just minutes after 2008 was rung in, the suspect allegedly stole a Town Taxi at the Cape Cod Inn on Main Street in Hyannis. Moments later police discovered the taxi crashed off West Main Street at Jack Ellis Foreign Auto Repair. The cab had sheared a fence and the support pole for the fence impaled the entire cab missing the driver by inches. The suspect 48-year old David Letsch was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries. He's expected to be arraigned on Wednesday on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of alcohol, and operating to endanger. (Photos by Frank Paparo/CWN) Domestic suspect found crashed A man wanted for a domestic dispute was found by police after his car struck a tree.BARNSTABLE - Barnstable Police didn't have to look far for a suspect wanted in connection with a domestic disturbance.
BroadVision profit down in Q4, up for year
BroadVision Inc. reported a drop in profit in the fourth quarter, compared with last year. But its profit for 2007 rose. The Redwood City software company (OTCBB: BVSN) earned a profit of $5.9 million in the fourth quarter, down from a profit of $7 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Sales fell to $11.2 million in the fourth quarter, down from sales of $13 million a year ago in the fourth quarter. In 2007, BroadVision made a profit of $17.3 million on sales of $50 million, compared with a profit of $15 million on sales of $52 million in 2006. Pehong Chen is BroadVision's president and CEO. .
WSB cancels July Fourth Parade
After nearly 50 years, WSB-TV is discontinuing its annual "Salute 2 America" July 4 parade. The family-friendly festival of floats, marching bands, balloons, TV stars and military personnel annually wound its way through the streets of downtown for 47 years. Instead, the Atlanta ABC network affiliate plans to expand its metro area coverage on the patriotic holiday this year to include more geographically diverse July 4 celebrations. "When the parade began, Atlanta was a very small town and now our coverage goals are very different," explained WSB-TV general manager Bill Hoffman in an interview with the AJC on Thursday. "We're trying to broaden our coverage over the July Fourth holiday." Added Channel 2 program director Art Rogers via a statement: "As a native Atlantan, I've personally witnessed the incredible growth of the metro area.
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