$105 Million loan guarantee provided through the Biorefinery Assistance Program LAS VEGAS - USDA has closed on a loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste. USDA is awarding…

Company Agrees to Pay $52.1 Million Criminal Fine WASHINGTON — NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $52.1 million criminal fine for its role in…

10-Year Partnership Will Focus on Helping NASCAR Secure and Manage Comprehensive International Broadcast Business Beginning in 2015 Daytona Beach, Fla. — Having recently solidified the sport’s domestic television future as part of record-breaking media rights partnerships with the FOX Sports…

ST. LOUIS, MO—Cheryl Ann White was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to create and submit numerous false documents related to Southeast Missouri Health Network, Inc. to federal agencies from 2004 to 2013. According to court documents, Southeast Missouri…

Organization will sponsor No. 95 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway CONCORD, N.C. – Leavine Family Racing has announced a multi-race partnership this season with Thrivent Financial for the No. 95 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race…

Leclerc Foods USA, a North American leader in the cookies, snack bars and crackers industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 166,500-square-foot building in the Freeport Business Center for expansion of its food manufacturing operations in Phoenix, Arizona.…

URBANA, IL—Sentencing has been scheduled for May 16, 2014, for Bourbonnais, Illinois businessman Gregory Yates, 54, and his son, Terrance Yates, 32, who have entered pleas of guilty to defrauding a federal business loan program of $1.7 million. Both appeared…

A former Bank of America executive has plead guilty to his participation in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Phillip D. Murphy, the…

BHP Billiton has announced the appointment of Mr Tony Cudmore as President, Corporate Affairs. Tony will join the Group Management Committee (GMC) and commence in his role on 3 March 2014. He will report to the Chief Executive Officer Andrew…

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed $2.9 billion acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) would likely substantially lessen competition by combining the firms’ title plant assets in several local markets…

The city’s Finance Department has launched Phoenix Open Checkbook, a web application to provide residents with information about city spending in an online website. The searchable format, available at phoenix.gov/finance and updated monthly, allows city purchases to be reviewed by…

PHOENIX, AZ, December 23, 2013 – Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) has entered into restructured employment arrangements with its President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard C. Adkerson. FCX and Mr. Adkerson have mutually agreed to terminate Mr. Adkerson’s…