BRADENTON, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Bradley University in Illinois has activated a mass notification, emergency communications technology from GE Security to support campus security requirements.
HUNT VALLEY, Md., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- AAI Corp. has achieved a milestone for its unmanned aircraft software during a successful flight test demonstration in Virginia.
YORK, Pa., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contacted BAE Systems to provide the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Interior with its armored vehicle systems.
RESTON, Va., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted NCI Inc. to provide mission critical engineering and information technology support services.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A new mega-resort in Las Vegas is testing the theory that more customers means more profits for city businesses, various market analysts said.
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Airplane salvage companies, which operate much like junk yards for cars, are having a banner year in Britain and elsewhere, an international trade group said.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A whistle-blower who helped prosecute U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was the most influential person in business ethics in 2009, a private think tank said.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Sweden's Defense Materiel Administration has contracted Saab for the company to deliver Gripen fighter aircraft spare parts as part of a supply agreement.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Israel's new long-range unmanned aerial vehicle, unveiled by Elbit Industries this week, adds a new dimension to the military's capabilities against Iran -- not just boosting its surveillance reach but perhaps even attacking air defenses with remote-controlled Hellfire missiles.
OTTAWA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Average Canadian household spending was up 2 percent on an annual basis to $71,360 in 2008, Statistics Canada reported from Ottawa Friday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Extending measures in U.S. economic recovery provisions until 2012 would encourage the development of renewable energy, lawmakers said.
MOSCOW, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Construction of the infrastructure associated with the Shtokman natural gas field in the Barents Sea needs to consider navigation safety, Gazprom said.
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Financing for the $11.3 billion Nabucco gas pipeline is a challenge, though ties with Azerbaijan could benefit the project, Turkish lawmakers said.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Western capitalism is responsible for blocking the development of green energy technology, including nuclear power, the Iranian president said in Denmark.
MOSCOW, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Russian-Anglo venture TNK-BP announced plans to increase its crude oil production by more than 2 percent for 2010, senior executives said.
BATHURST, New Brunswick, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The North American branch of French energy giant GDF Suez finished building its Caribou Wind Park, the largest in the eastern province of New Brunswick.
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Iraq oil gushing into the global market could create problems for other oil-producing nations as analysts predict Iraqi production capacity is underestimated.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan signed an agreement with Iran to deliver natural gas to the northern Iranian provinces by the beginning of 2010.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Oklahoma's Devon Energy Corp. announced a pre-salt oil discovery located more than 75 miles from the coast of Brazil, encountering a240-foot oil column.
ROUEN, France, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- German utility RWE Innogy opened its Forieres wind farm in Normandy, France, boasting a capacity of at least 22.4 million kilowatt-hours of power per year.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Internet giant Google has intensified talks to buy Yelp, a Web site that reviews restaurants, spas, bars and shops, sources close the talks said.
OTTAWA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Wholesale trade in Canada rose 0.3 percent to $41.1 billion in October, led by the automotive and machinery/electronics sectors, Statistics Canada reported.
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Deutsche Bank said it would apply a British tax targeting bank bonuses to its staff around the world to avoid having staff at only one location penalized.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A House subcommittee has agreed to investigate a U.S. Treasury Department rule change that will give Citigroup a $38 billion tax break.
Ray Liotta (L), Brad Pitt (C) and Dede Gardner arrive on the red carpet before the screening of the film "Killing Them Softly" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 22, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
