Hiring illegal immigrants will cost tree company $2 million – Houston Chronicle

Hiring illegal immigrants will cost tree company $2 million Houston Chronicle By Susan Carroll A tree-trimming company based in Houston reached a $2 million settlement agreement with the Department of Homeland Security that will allow it to avoid criminal prosecution for hiring illegal immigrants, officials announced Friday. and more »

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Weekly Round-Up: Commodities Bulls Roam Even as Europe Sags – Business Insider

Weekly Round-Up: Commodities Bulls Roam Even as Europe Sags Business Insider Indeed, a rebound in the Japanese economy as its first quarter GDP increased by an annual rate of 4.1 percent and a 1.1 percent increase in US industrial output in April indicate that demand for materials is steady. In early morning trade Friday, …

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Tree-trimming firm to pay $2 million to feds for hiring illegal immigrants – Houston Chronicle

Tree-trimming firm to pay $2 million to feds for hiring illegal immigrants Houston Chronicle By Susan Carroll A tree-trimming company based in Houston reached a $2 million settlement agreement with the Department of Homeland Security that will allow it to avoid criminal prosecution for hiring illegal immigrants, officials announced Friday. and more »

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US spot Henry Hub gas price slips from 3-month high – Reuters

US spot Henry Hub gas price slips from 3-month high Reuters "Weekends are usually pretty rough (on demand) but the weather for the next few days is also pretty mild," a Houston cash trader said. He noted that mild weekend forecasts for the Northeast drove the Tennessee Zone 4 Marcellus price point on ICE down … and more »

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Alliant Energy buys natural gas plant for $392M – CBS News

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Alliant Energy buys natural gas plant for $392M CBS News HOUSTON — Power utility company Alliant Energy Corp. said Friday that a subsidiary in Wisconsin will buy a natural gas plant from Calpine Corp. for $392 million. The president of Alliant's Wisconsin Power and Light Co. subsidiary said the new plant … Wisconsin Power and Light Company Exercises Option to Purchase Riverside … MarketWatch (press release) all 28 news articles »

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