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Phoenix News |
| LandStar closes PolyTek acquisition |
| The board of directors of Phoenix-based LandStar Inc. has approved an amendment to the agreement to purchase of the PolyTek group of companies, LandStar officials announced 3/13/02. |
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| Alliance Medical withdraws IPO |
| Phoenix-based Alliance Medical Corp. Friday announced that it has withdrawn the initial public offering registration the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Aug. 23, 2001. |
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| Taser draws foreign interest |
| Shares of Scottsdale-based Taser International Inc. jumped 13.3 percent to finish at $18.31 in Friday trading on Nasdaq, after "Business Week" reported that the company received orders for its stun guns from "several" foreign airlines. |
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| AT&T Broadband plans to cut 500 corp. jobs |
| AT&T Broadband expects to cut about 500 corporate jobs as it adjusts to an operating model that focuses on customer relations. |
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| PASD employee arrested |
| A former Phoenixville Area School District employee accused of stealing in excess of $82,000 from the district voluntarily surrendered to police Tuesday morning. |
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| SquareRadius and Shady Side launch a site |
| SquareRadius, the Scottsdale-based division of UBICS Inc. launched a web site in conjunction with Shady Side Academy. |
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| Regional
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| Northwest Biotherapeutics Appoints Chief Medical Officer |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics announced that Scott C. Stromatt, M.D., MBA has joined the company as vice president, and chief medical officer |
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| LEGISLATIVE REPORT |
| It is shaping up to be a very pivotal year for the staffing industry in California. It is clear that the labor unions have the staffing industry in their sights and are intent on delivering a knockout blow to the industry. |
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| Silicon Valley mired in downturn even as the national economy improves |
| Legato Systems Inc. said that it would buy OTG Software Inc. for $403 million in a new cash-and-stock agreement. |
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