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Sierra Nevada Corp. gets NASA contract

SPARKS, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Sparks-based Sierra Nevada Corporation has just been awarded a $10 million dollar NASA contract. The money will be used to develop commercial safety spacecrafts for travel to the International Space Station. Many experts are calling them "space taxis." Other companies winning contracts include aerospace giant Boeing and Space Exploration Technologies.

December 12, 2012
Published in Businessman

Canada Court Allows Chobani? Greek Yogurt?s Importation Into Canada

After a spirited fight, on June 21, 2012, the Federal Court of Canada ("Court") upheld import permits issued to Agro-Farma Inc. ("Agro"), the maker of the top-selling U.S. brand, Chobani® Greek yogurt. Although Canadian processors strongly protested the grant of the permit, arguing that they would be at a competitive disadvantage and the move would contravene the dairy industry's supply management system, the Court found differently, looking through a broader lens.

December 12, 2012
Published in Businessman

Business Owners Tally the Storm Damage and Ponder Its Lessons

(By Suzanne Sataline, New York Times) Few small-business owners were prepared for the wrath of Hurricane Sandy. Wednesday’s snowy northeaster knocked out power to homes in New York and New Jersey and interrupted train service on Long Island, setting back the recovery effort in a region still reeling from Hurricane Sandy. The storm and its tidal surge ravaged stores and restaurants, soaked inventory and stalled manufacturing throughout the New York region last week.

November 9, 2012
Published in Businessman

Canadian Solar Supplies Modules For Turkey's First And Largest Governmental PV Project Installed

ONTARIO, Canada, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”), one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced it will supply solar modules for Turkey’s first and largest governmental solar PV project which will be installed by Gehrlicher Merk Solar, the joint venture company for the Turkish market of Gehrlicher Solar and Merk Solar Enerji. The two companies have won the public tendering for the Gursu municipality of Bursa in Turkey. The milestone PV project has a total capacity of 96 kW and is supported directly by the Turkish Prime Minister’s office. Canadian Solar was selected out of 13 different module manufacturers for this project.