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CEMA
Our fall classes include both the Awareness level certification required to any employee who may come into contact with hazardous materials, operations recertification for employees who may need to respond to and clean up small spills, and the full-day upgrade from general Awareness level to full Operations level. All classes are held at the CEMA offices in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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CEMA
Attendees and vendors had a great time at our conference this week in Newport, Rhode Island. As can be seen from the photos shown on our website here, the weather was prefect, especially for our outdoor reception overlooking the Newport Harbor, that coincided with a beautiful sunset. This website also has a quick SURVEY that we'd appreciate your filling out and submitting.
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PMAA via CEMA
Last week, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a 123-page report outlining the need for Congress to fund the modernization of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). According to the report findings, the SPR's long-term viability is at stake if changes are not made.
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PMAA via CEMA
Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee marked up and ultimately passed H.R. 5983, known as the "Financial Choice Act". The vote passed 30-26, with all Democrats and one Republican voting in the negative. An amendment to the bill by Congressman Neugebauer (R-TX) that would repeal the Durbin amendment was added to the bill.
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Foley Carrier Services via CEMA
If you have a DOT number, you've likely received the phone calls yourself: calls from DOT compliance service providers offering many of the programs and services you need to operate legally. And while some of these companies are genuinely interested in helping you grow your business, there are many others that are interested in one thing only: taking your money.
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CEMA
On Sept. 29, Federated is pleased to host a complimentary webinar by Enquiron titled "Employment Insights — Hiring Practices." This webinar will identify developing challenges and hidden dangers in the hiring process.
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CEMA
The Eastern Energy Expo, co-sponsored by AREE and OESP, moves to Hershey, Pennsylvania next year. Their floor plan features more than 250 exhibit booths, truck spaces and outdoor exhibits. Exhibit spaces are 8'x10' and options include corners, inline, premier hallway, Marquee and island displays. Booth selection is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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WTNH-TV
The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles has announced that starting Dec. 6, to comply with a federal mandate, people applying for commercial licenses will have to provide additional documents to prove their identity. The same rules will apply to people who want to transfer their commercial driver's license to Connecticut.
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The Republican
Fallout continues from last week's Supreme Judicial Court decision that forbade Massachusetts electric companies from charging their customers for the cost of building natural gas pipelines in New England. The "innovative mechanism," where electric utilities would buy pipeline capacity on behalf of power plants, was proposed by the administration of Gov. Charlie Baker and adopted by his Department of Public Utilities last fall.
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Hartford Business Journal
The owner of the Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline, which crosses Connecticut diagonally into Rhode Island and Massachusetts, said it has agreed to be acquired by Canadian energy giant Enbridge Inc. for $28 billion. Houston's Spectra Energy and Calgary's Enbridge said the deal, expected to close by March 2017, would create the largest energy infrastructure company in North America.
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CNNMoney via Hartford Business Journal
General Motors' all-electric Chevrolet Bolt compact car will be able to go 238 miles on a single charge, the automaker has announced. That's enough to drive from New York City to Washington, D.C., or nearly enough to make a round trip between Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Hartford Business Journal
Within the costly Northeast, New England had the second highest employer cost for employee compensation nationally, outpaced by the Mid-Atlantic division, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total compensation costs among private industry employers in the six New England states averaged $39.11 per hour in June, down slightly compared with $39.26 per hour in March.
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CNNMoney via Hartford Business Journal
Price wars can be painful — even for the mighty OPEC. That's why the oil cartel, along with Russia, is once again entertaining a freeze in production aimed at putting a floor beneath low prices. The goal is to keep prices high enough to give oil-reliant countries a financial boost, but not so high that they encourage their chief rival — American shale oil producers — to start pumping aggressively again.
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American Energy Coalition
Increasing demand in the utility and manufacturing sectors is bringing balance to the U.S. natural gas market and putting an end to the glut that has caused gas prices to remain low. The question isn't merely if or even when the natural gas surfeit eases but how sharp the impact might be on prices.
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Hartford Business Journal
Fitch Ratings has rated Connecticut's $1 billion special tax obligation (STO) bonds "AA-" and downgraded the state's outstanding STO bonds, reinforcing concerns that surfaced in May about the state's budget flexibility amid continuing deficits. Scheduled to be offered for sale on Sept. 13, the bonds include $800 million in STO 2016 series A bonds and $200 million in STO 2016 series B refunding bonds.
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