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Downtown Richmond's newest office tower, soon to be the home of packaging company MeadWestvaco Corp., is progressing toward a fall completion.

Albany International Corp. plans to close two manufacturing plants and reduce the employees at a third facility, the company announced on Wednesday.

DSC Logistics, an integrated logistics and supply chain management company headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, received the 2008 Diverse Supplier of the Year Award from customer MeadWestvaco at their 2nd annual Supplier Diversity Summit.

Menands-based Albany International Corp. will close plants in Riberac, France, and Tumwater, Wash., as it continues to consolidate manufacturing operations in Europe and North America.

A worker at the MeadWestvaco plant in Evadale was injuried in a flash fire and flown to a Houston hospital for treatment, according to a company spokeswoman.

Jurors ordered an energy company owned by a former head of the Alabama Ethics Commission to pay $10.4 million over allegations the firm fraudulently claimed it could produce cheap fuel from hay, waste wood and other material.

Paper manufacturer PaperlinX Ltd says a review of its Tasmanian operations has found the business is facing an "unacceptable" financial loss.

There's something to be said for a manufacturing company that's able to survive in today's floundering economy.

Albany International Pty Ltd., an affiliate of Albany International Corp. , announced today its plan to discontinue manufacturing at its operations in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, and transfer production to Albany International's St.

After cutting its work force by 40 percent over the past two years, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Co.

Police have charged a city man with dealing cocaine. Moises Santana, 46, of 29 Temple St., was arrested Thursday and charged with three felony counts of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug, his second offense, police said.

Grady Memorial Hospital recently raised $11.5 million, inching closer to its $325 million fundraising goal.

Kendal-based paper maker James Cropper has revealed a fall in profits, blaming a rise in energy and material costs.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. said Thursday it will cut 1,600 jobs, or 3 percent of its global work force, as it slims down in the tough economy.

Timothy Hoeksema , chairman of Midwest Airlines looks on as Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic Airways states that Midwest's chocolate chip cookie tradition will continue during a press conference announcing Republic's purchase of Midwest.

Continuing its commitment to provide more certification options for its customers, International Paper today announced the expansion of its Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody certification to include a majority of its U.S. pulp and paper mills and a number of converting facilities across its businesses.

Six hundred Kimberly-Clark Corp. management workers from across the country who accepted a severance package in the spring are expected to leave their jobs by month's end, according to a corporate spokesman.

Chinese officials have reportedly continued to make threats against a lawyer who has defended local farmers in Guanxin Province in the south of China.

The newly formed Coalition for Transportation Productivity reports that its efforts to gain wider Congressional support for higher commercial truck weight limits seems to be working - though John Runyan, the group's co-chair, admits there's still a long way to go.

The Celgar pulp mill at Castlegar, run by Mercer International. The federal government is expected to announce Wednesday a $1-billion aid program for the nation's pulp and paper industry.