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Sunday, June 21, 2009

park was renovated as part of an agreement between mining company, ASARCO, the EPA, and the State of Arizona,

for a map of EPA regions see:
http://www.epa.gov/OUST/regions/regmap.htm

Google News Alert for: asarco
Central Arizona park re-dedicated after getting a makeover
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Phoenix,AZ,USA
The park was renovated as part of an agreement between mining company, ASARCO, the EPA, and the State of Arizona, according to a news release. ...
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"The park was renovated as part of an agreement between mining company, ASARCO, the EPA, and the State of Arizona, according to a news release.

Updates to the park include new soil and sod, repainted playground equipment and walls, a new sprinkler system, and new rubber mulch around the climbing equipment.

Hayden Mayor Monica Badillo said during Saturday's festivities, “It’s fantastic that ASARCO finished this project ahead of schedule and was willing to put more funding than was required towards the park.  It shows how much they value the people in Hayden that they were willing to put in the extra effort.”"

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

1996 Grupo Mexico bid on the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexcio first concession... (privatization of Mexico rail roads)

"...Privatization of Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM) is moving
ahead, although at a pace far slower than originally
anticipated--roughly one year behind schedule.

Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) was expected to
award the first concession in mid-October, the Chihuahua al Pacifico
short line, but rejected the bid of Grupo Mexico and South Orient
Railroad Co.--the only consortium that chose not to withdraw from the
proceedings--on Oct. 9 on the grounds that it did not come close enough
to the $50 million value that SCT set. Grupo Mexico/South Orient's ..."

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-18942089.html