International Business News - expansion 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 An energy company is looking to expand a wind farm north of Helix and increase its energy-generating capacity by 100 megawatts. FPL Energy is considering two options for expanding production at the Stateline Wind Energy Center. Both would add about 100 megawatts to about 122 megawatts already being generated. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/energy-company-seeks-to-expand-oregon-wind-farm.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:18:59 EST The government may allow more borrowers to qualify for a $300 billion program designed to let troubled homeowners swap risky loans for more affordable ones. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/govt-considers-changes-to-mortgage-program.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:28:09 EST Operators of the Montana Tunnels metal mine about 25 miles south of Helena have final approval to expand it. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management this week authorized the expansion approved in late October by another regulator, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/montana-tunnels-gets-final-ok-for-mine-expansion.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:24:31 EST Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it will invest $1 billion in China over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capability, research and development and sales force in the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/166017-pepsi.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/pepsico-spend-china-over-next-years.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/pepsico-spend-china-over-next-years.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:41:35 EST Marathon Oil has delayed a planned $1.9 billion expansion of a gasoline refinery in Detroit amid lower crude oil prices. The Houston-based oil company says it's in the process of reevaluating the project construction schedule. Marathon says it's working on a new timeline and cost estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/marathon-delays-1-9b-detroit-refinery-expansion.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:36:08 EDT Media company Xinhua Finance Media Ltd. said Wednesday that it has raised up to $80 million in financing from its second largest shareholder to be used for expansion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/xfmedia-raises-up-to-80-million-in-financing.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:20:15 EDT A $22 million film and television production studio is being built in New York City. A groundbreaking was held Monday for the expansion of Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, with completion expected next summer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/kaufman-astoria-studios-getting-22m-nyc-facility.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:43:26 EDT Panama is set to receive US$2.3 billion in loans to expand the Panama Canal, nearly half the money it needs to complete the seven-year project, the canal's administrator said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/panama-draws-us-2-3-billion-loan-to-expand-canal.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:06:51 EDT The Panama Canal expansion project is getting a US$400 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. Panama Canal Authority administrator Alberto Aleman said Thursday that the IDB's approval of the loan demonstrates confidence in the project "despite the world financial crisis." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/idb-approves-400-million-loan-for-panama-canal.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:48:08 EDT The Panama Canal expansion project is getting a US$400 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. Panama Canal Authority administrator Alberto Aleman said Thursday that the IDB's approval of the loan demonstrates confidence in the project "despite the world financial crisis." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/idb-approves-400-million-loan-for-panama-canal.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:02:08 EDT Solar energy product maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. said Thursday it has accelerated its expansion plan to 420 megawatts by the end of its 2010 fiscal year and 720 megawatts by the end of its 2011 fiscal year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/energy-conversion-devices-accelerates-expansion.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:33:49 EDT Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its chemical division has finished an expansion of a Singapore-based facility, boosting production capacity by 130,000 tons per year to more than 500,000 tons. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/exxon-mobil-chemical-unit-expands-singapore-site.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:59:57 EDT Chinese solar company Suntech Power said Thursday it will triple sales in the United States next year through large megawatt and commercial projects and an aggressive expansion in the residential market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/chinas-suntech-solar-plans-to-triple-us-sales.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:44:12 EDT Managed care provider Cigna Corp. will add 15 more states to its market for individual Medicare Advantage plans next year as part of a push to grow its senior business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/cigna-adds-more-states-for-medicare-advantage.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:45:47 EDT FairPoint Communications Inc. will provide broadband services to all of its customers in communities served by 51 telephone exchanges across the state by the end of 2010, company officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/fairpoint-outlines-vt-broadband-expansion-plan.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:21:40 EDT Hilton Hotels Corp. said Tuesday it will quadruple its properties in the Caribbean and Latin America in the next five years. The lodging company plans to create 150 new hotels in the region as part of its effort to add 1,000 hotels internationally in the next 10 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/hilton-to-quadruple-caribbean-latin-america-sites.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:58:01 EDT The fastest-growing premium chocolate brand in the United States has more room to grow. Mars Inc., the maker of Dove chocolate, on Monday unveiled its expanded facility in this south-central Pennsylvania town, just a short distance from its main U.S. competitor, Hershey. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/mars-unveils-new-facility-to-meet-demand-for-dove.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:49:07 EDT Expansion plans for a San Joaquin Valley refinery are a step closer to reality after the Kern County, Calif., planning commission approved a compromise plan to reduce pollution. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/calif-county-agency-oks-oil-refinery-expansion.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:48:25 EDT Rising demand for agricultural equipment and gains in market share have prompted CNH Global NV to reverse itself on a previously announced plant closing and will instead boost capacity and hire workers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/cnh-global-announces-plant-expansion.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:33:08 EDT Cameron International Corp., a Houston-based provider of valve equipment to the petroleum industry, will add 110 jobs as part of a $49 million expansion of its Ville Platte, La., manufacturing plant, the company and the state announced Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/cameron-to-add-jobs-in-louisiana-plant-expansion.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:35:33 EDT