International Business News - Closing http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The new owners of the Steve & Barry's clothing stores will close one of its two stores in Oklahoma. Company officials say the Steve & Barry's in Enid will be closed while the one in Oklahoma City will remain open. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/steve-barrys-to-close-enid-okla-store.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:19:43 EDT Deere & Co. says it's closing an Ontario plant and moving production to operations in Wisconsin and Mexico. The Welland, Ontario factory makes utility vehicles and attachments for Deere's commercial and consumer equipment and farm equipment businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/deere-to-close-utility-vehicles-plant-in-ontario.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:09:09 EDT Maine's two senators are requesting trade adjustment assistance for workers who are losing their jobs at Katahdin Paper Co.'s mill in Millinocket. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins sent a letter on Thursday to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao saying the workers are being displaced due to increased imports and foreign competition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/senators-seek-assistance-for-workers-at-maine-mill.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:36:33 EDT The Noblesville Daily Times announced Wednesday that it would shut down this week, a little more than five years after the newspaper began publication. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/ind-s-noblesville-daily-times-to-stop-publication.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:04:43 EDT With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement--coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115746-beijing-olympics-closing-ceremony.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/mixed-legacy-likely-as-chinas-olympics-conclude.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/mixed-legacy-likely-as-chinas-olympics-conclude.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:13:56 EDT With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement--coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115230-beijing-olympics-closing-ceremony.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/stars-song-sport-top-olympic-closing-show.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/stars-song-sport-top-olympic-closing-show.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:04:19 EDT A Spanish tenor, a British soccer star and a throng of kung-fu fighters are among the scheduled closing-ceremony attractions Sunday night as China concludes its first Olympics and hands over the role of Summer Games to London. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/114977-beijing-olympics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/stars-song-sport-top-olympic-closing-show.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/stars-song-sport-top-olympic-closing-show.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:55:57 EDT Olympic closing ceremonies usually offer less of a spectacle than opening nights, and the Beijing finale will have less than half the participants--but that's still about 7,000 people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/olympic-closing-ceremony-to-feature-7-000-people.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:53:49 EDT Irving Forest Product's Pinkham Saw Mill in Aroostook County is being permanently closed, resulting in the loss of 64 jobs. Irving spokeswoman Mary Keith says workers were briefed Tuesday on plans to close the mill on Aug. 25. The company cited the ongoing slump in home construction as well as a 97 percent increase in fuel costs and a 40 percent increase in transportation costs since 2004. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/maines-irving-saw-mill-to-close-for-good.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:28:06 EDT Window and door manufacturer Jeld-Wen Inc. has announced it will end manufacturing operations at its plant in Gainesville. Company spokeswoman Teri Cline said the change was necessary due to a downturn in the housing industry. She said the facility will be used for a sales and distribution office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/window-door-maker-to-shut-down-georgia-plant.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:08:57 EDT Specialty chemicals manufacturer Lubrizol Corp. said Tuesday it will close its Niagara Falls, Ontario, plant by June 30. The company said current and projected toll processing volumes at the Lubrizol Additives blending, packaging and warehouse site are significantly below historical levels, and its cost structure is too high for current and anticipated business volume. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/lubrizol-to-close-niagara-falls-plant.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:34:51 EDT Minnesota-based Pentair Inc. says it will close its Sheboygan plant by June and eliminate about 350 jobs. Pentair makes commercial and residential water-filtration units. It said Tuesday it also will close a Sheboygan Falls distribution center. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/pentair-to-close-plant-in-wisconsin-350-jobs-lost.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:06:07 EDT Most major media companies' shares declined on Friday in a volatile trading session as rising concerns about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country's biggest mortgage financiers, fueled anxiety on Wall Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-most-media-companies-shares-fall.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:17 EDT Diversified financial-services stocks finished a volatile week with declines on Friday as mounting concerns about the country's biggest mortgage financiers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, continued to rattle the market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-diversified-financials-fall.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:45:35 EDT Shares of broadline retailers fell Friday, as the broader market slid amid investor concern about the rising price of oil and mortgage lenders Fannie and Freddie Mac. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-broadline-retailers-fall.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:37:24 EDT Health care equipment and supply stocks were mixed in late trading Friday, an erratic day on Wall Street marked by investor concern over the future of mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and a resurgence in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-health-care-equipment-and-supplies.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:22:54 EDT Shares of investment banks tumbled Friday amid continued worries about the financial stability of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-investment-banks.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:20:14 EDT Major beverage stocks mostly rose Friday despite broader market losses, after published reports said Anheuser-Busch Cos. is likely to accept a sweetened buyout offer from Belgian-based brewer InBev SA as early as this weekend, following weeks of a bitter public battle. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-major-beverage-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:17:39 EDT Shares of medical device companies closed lower Friday with the broader market as investors focus on troubles at government-sponsored mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and oil prices continued to climb. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-medical-devices.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:17:33 EDT Shares of biotechnology companies closed mostly lower Friday with the broader market as investors focused on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and oil prices continued climbing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-biotechnology.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:14:39 EDT