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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 28

WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following is the daily “Profile America” feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28: WASHINGTON APPLE FESTIVAL
Profile America — Wednesday, April 28th.  The Wenatchee

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Agriculture Department: Public Input Sought for May 13 Food Safety Listening Session

State, Federal Officials Seek Insight on Fresh Produce Processing, Handling
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania produce growers and food processors are invited to share their input on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new produce handling rule at a May 13 listenin

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FMC Corporation’s Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share, payable on July 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2010.
FMC Corporation is a

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Valmont Raises Dividend by 10.0%

OMAHA, Neb., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Board of Directors of Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI) has increased the Company’s quarterly cash dividend effective this July. The second quarter cash dividend will be 16.5 cents per share payable on July 15, 2010 to shareholders of record on

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Education and Workforce Organizations Announce New Skills for America — NOW! Coalition

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A group of education and workforce organizations is launching a new coalition called Skills for America–NOW! during an event on Capitol Hill tonight from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-338. The honorary h

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Jay Wilber Named Executive Vice President of Revstone Transportation Group

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 27 /PRNewswire/ — Revstone, a global leader in engineering, design and manufacturing, today announced that Jay Wilber has joined the company as executive vice president of the Revstone Transportation Group.
Before joining Revstone, Wilber served as executive director of Gen

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John Deere Officially Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Russia

MOSCOW, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) officially opened its new manufacturing and parts distribution facility south of Moscow today in Domodedovo. The John Deere Domodedovo facility is the company’s largest single investment to date in Russia. The facility will ma

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Conservation Legacy Reaches Back to 1935

DAVIS, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today marks the 75th anniversary of a federal landmark in conservation.  It was the beginning of a conservation commitment on private land as Congress established the Soil Conservation Service in the U. S. Department of Agriculture, known today

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Ritchie Bros. to conduct its first unreserved auction in Spokane, WA in nearly 20 years

Sellers to capitalize on an opportunity to turn their assets into cash closer to home

SPOKANE, WA, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is conducting its first public unreserved equipment auction in Spokane, WA i

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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Monsanto v. Geertson Seed Farms

Former Solicitor General of the United States, Gregory G. Garre, to Conduct Oral Arguments
WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire/ — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today and consider overturning a lower court’s order that prevented farmers from planting Roundup Ready alfalfa since 2007.  

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