LAMITAN, Basilan -- US Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney and Secretary Hermogenes Esperon, presidential adviser on the peace process, has inaugurated a bridge built here by the American government in partnership with the provincial and municipal governments an

Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) recently closed on a $740,000 loan to River Bend Industries (RBI). The funds will assist in financing the purchase of the assets of the bankrupt Victor Plastics Inc. that was announced earlier this year.

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- In the middle of the worst financial crisis in decades, the natural reaction for most banks is to hoard cash and keep their heads down. But the credit crisis has also created an unprecedented opportunity in Germany for any firm that

'The youth" is an amorphous, ambiguous term. For corporations, politicians, the media, retailers, educators and even parents, the word suggests everything that is in-between and unfixed, but it also connotes raw, untapped potential.

The Hardap Region plans to construct processing plants for raw vegetables, dairy products, maize and wheat produced in the region in order to add value to their produce.