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The FactPoint Group Releases Private Cloud Computing ROI Study - ...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:25:14 GMT

A white paper published by The FactPoint Group, a Silicon Valley-based research and consulting firm, quantifies significant cost and efficiency gains at Corus Automotive Engineering Group (AEG), an engineering company using a private cloud solution powered by Univa UD and Intel technologies, the

FAG Dtect prevents power-turbine failure at Corus

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

An FAG Dtect X1 online vibration-monitoring system has prevented the failure of a steam turbine at a Scunthorpe Corus plant, and in doing so has saved thousands of pounds in lost power generation.

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:59:00 GMT

A TEES Valley steel plant has made a breakthrough into the renewable energy market, securing more than 1m of orders from the wind power sector.

Corus section wins wind turbine deals (From The Northern Echo)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:43:21 GMT

A NORTH-EAST steel plant has made a breakthrough in the renewable energy sector following a decline in other markets.

UK : Downsizing deals - Corus Teesside workers win bonuses battle

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

It is reported that hundreds of Teesside steel workers have won their battle to see bonuses put back in their wage packets. It may be noted that Corus workers in Hartlepool were being balloted on strike action after union bosses said t

Tata Steel says will restore Corus output to 100% - Yahoo! News U...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

India's Tata Steel forecast Wednesday its European subsidiary Corus would be operating at 100 percent capacity by the end of this financial year thanks to a revival in global

UK : Steelworkers set for Â£1,000 bonus

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

THE 4,500 Corus steelworkers in Scunthorpe are to receive a long-awaited jackpot bonus worth more than £1,000 per employee before Christmas in...

UK : Corus workers win bonus dispute

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Corus workers win bonus dispute - Steelworkers in Corby will be given double bonuses on their next payday after threatening to take industrial action.

UK : Double bonus deal at Corus

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

CORUS workers are to get a double bonus payday in time for Christmas after a deal was struck between union and company leaders. The decision follows...

Tory AM David Melding warns Corus could be hit by business rate i...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MAJOR employer Corus will be hit with a 1.15m increase in business rates, the Welsh Conservatives claimed yesterday just weeks after the Assembly Government announced 1.1m in anti-recession aid for the steel manufacturer.

Corus Entertainment Selects Siemens to Lead Media Modernization E...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT

NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corus Entertainment, one of Canada's most successful integrated media and entertainment companies, has selected Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc.

Corus_Nov_08.pdf

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:41:05 GMT

Corus is Europe’s second largest steel producer with annual revenues of around £12 billion. The company was formed in October 1999 through the merger of British Steel and Koninklijke Hoogovens. The primary steel making operations are in the UK and the Netherlands.

Corus's fourth-quarter profit rises slightly from year-earlier le...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:32:00 GMT

TORONTO - Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX:CJR.B) delivered a slightly higher profit in the fiscal four

Cost-cutting, HBO Canada lifts Corus earnings

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:41:00 GMT

Despite falling radio and TV air-time sales, cost-cutting measures and TV subscriber growth slightly lifted fourth quarter earnings at Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment.

Corus profit, revenue rise slightly

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:36:00 GMT

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Remote monitoring helps Corus avert catastrophic failure

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A preventive maintenance project at Corus' Lackenby, Teeside, plant in the United Kingdom has helped the steel

Remote monitoring saves catastrophic failure at Corus

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A preventive maintenance project at Corus' Lackenby, Teeside, plant has helped the steel giant save hefty six figure sums in downtime and capital investment. Two years of applying an intelligent gearbox monitoring system have allowed engineers to make key design modifications and improve their

Industry Asks: Did Sternlicht Overpay for Corus Condo Loan Portfo...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:36:21 GMT

(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- In typical Monday-morning quarter-backing, the real estate capital market today is asking: Did Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group overpay for the Corus Bank condo and commercial loans portfolio? (Please see, "Starwood and TPG Win $5B Corus Condo Assets With Bid of $2.

Starwood buys Spire loan from Corus

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:12:53 GMT

A group headed by Starwood Capital Group LLC of Greenwich, Conn., has agreed to purchase a 40 percent stake in Corus Bank NA’s loan portfolio, including the Spire loan. The deal is expected to close around Oct. 15.

Corus Supply Insulated Composite Roofing for New Storage Facility...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:32:42 GMT

The new steel storage unit has the capacity to hold 75,000 tonnes of steel – enabling Rainham Steel to more efficiently service the UK, European and world markets. Cladding contractor.

Starwood Capital Wins Rights to Corus Bank Assets - CoStar Group

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:17:48 GMT

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) signed a bid confirmation letter to sell a 40% equity interest in a limited liability company created to hold assets of Corus Bank NA to Northwest Investments LLC, a consortium managed...

FDIC Sells $4.5bn of Corus Assets

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:19:58 GMT

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) confirmed a consortium led by private investment firm Starwood Capital Group won the bid on much of the remaining assets of Corus Bank, which failed in mid-September.FDIC signed a bid confirmation letter to sell Starwood a 40% equity interest in a limited

FDIC sells stake in Corus Bank assets

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:02:49 GMT

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has agreed to sell a 40 percent stake in a portfolio of Corus Bank assets for $554.4 million to a private-equity consortium led by Starwood Capital Group.

Starwood, TPG Agree to Buy Assets of Failed Lender Corus for $554...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:39:23 GMT

Investors led by [bn:WBTKR=17274:US] Starwood Capital LLC [] and TPG agreed to buy the real estate assets of failed Chicago lender [bn:WBTKR=CORS:US] Corus Bankshares Inc []. for $554.4 million, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said.

Economy Watch: Greenspan Sees Recovery, Except for the Part About...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:15:26 GMT

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan tossed out two more cents on the economy on Sunday, estimating that the recovery will be a little more V-shaped than he previously thought, with 3 percent growth in the quarter just ended instead of 2.5 percent (and possibly even higher.