Duke Energy Carolinas Reaches Proposed Settlement in Its Request to Raise



First base rate increase since 1991 would result in increase to base rates of $315 million, or 8 percent, to be phased in over two years. Other measures will reduce the bottom line impact to customers

Settlement would allow the company to maintain its strong financial position, which is essential to attracting investors and lowering financing costs as it continues to modernize the system that serves customers

Proposed agreement includes the North Carolina Public Staff which represents consumers

Duke Energy Carolinas (NYSE: DUK) earlier today filed an agreement with the North Carolina Public Staff in the company's request to raise base rates for the first ...

Carnegie Mellon to Dedicate Pedestrian Bridge in Honor of the Late Randy

A 230-foot-long pedestrian bridge spanning a hollow between the new Gates Center for Computer Science and the Purnell Center for the Arts on the Carnegie Mellon University campus will be dedicated at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, in memory of Randy Pausch, professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design, and author of the bestselling book "The Last Lecture." The ribbon-cutting and bridge-lighting ceremony will be held in front of the Purnell Center's main entrance.

The Randy Pausch Memorial Bridge will be a physical connection between the School of Computer Science's new building and the School of Drama's home, much as Pausch was an inspirational and intellectual ...

State Fire Commissioner: Change Smoke Alarm, Carbon Monoxide Detector Batteries

When turning clocks back by one hour on Nov. 1, Pennsylvanians should also change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann said today.

"Approximately every three hours, a home fire death occurs somewhere in the United States, and 80 percent of those deaths occur in homes without working smoke alarms," said Mann. "Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are inexpensive and are proven to save lives and property, but the devices are useless if not properly maintained."

Worn or missing batteries are the most common reason why smoke alarms fail to work. Changing the batteries at least once a year is one of the ...

Greenbrier Announces Webcast and Conference Call of Quarterly Financial Results

The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) invites interested shareholders and other interested parties to listen to its financial results conference call for the fourth fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2009 live, either over the Internet or via dial in.

What: The Greenbrier Companies Q4 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

When: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:00 am PST

Listeners can access the call at the Greenbrier website at www.gbrx.com. To access the webcast, register at the "Webcasts" section on the home page of the Greenbrier website. The presentation will be archived for 30 days.

Alternatively, the dial-in number for the Conference Call is 1-630-39 ...

Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House passed the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act, which will move up the effective date for nearly all of the credit card reforms to the date the bill is signed into law. The bill passed by a vote of 331 to 92.

"Today, the House voted overwhelmingly to send a strong and clear message to credit card companies: we will hold you accountable for your anti-consumer practices.

"The Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act speeds up the effective date of a law passed in May known as the Credit CARD Act that provides for commonsense reforms and for strong consumer protections.

"Congress in good f ...

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