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News•November 3, 2006

Biologists Say Research Key to Future Improvements in Ethanol Production

BOSTON --- During a recent conference in Boston, plant biologists underscored the need for further research into the process of turning cellulosic material into ethanol.

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News•October 31, 2006

Wright Express to File Corrected Financial Statements to Properly Record Increased Goodwill and Stockholders' Equity

SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE - Wright Express Corp. will restate certain previously issued financial statements to properly record goodwill and stockholders' equity.

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News•October 31, 2006

Marinello Looks to Acquisitions to Spur Comdata's Growth

BLOOMINGTON, MN – After a payment-processing initiative and a new branding campaign, the new chief executive of prepaid and fleet card specialist Comdata Corp.'s parent company Ceridian told investors Oct. 26 that Comdata is in the acquisitions market.

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News•October 30, 2006

Minn. Trucking Companies Cope With Diesel Shortages

ROCHESTER, MN – Minnesota trucking companies were coping with spot fuel shortages on Oct. 26, with diesel supplies out or nearly out in Rochester, Mankato, and Winona.

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News•October 30, 2006

Study Reveals Top Concerns for Trucking Industry's Business Performance in 2007

DANBURY, CT – Nearly 70 percent of trucking business leaders believe fuel prices are placing business at risk, according to an international survey of 1,200 trucking industry leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and France.

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News•October 30, 2006

Navistar to Build Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine

CHICAGO – Navistar International Corp. said its International Truck and Engine Corp. subsidiary has opted to build a planned new heavy-duty diesel engine at its facility in Huntsville, Ala.

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News•October 27, 2006

Retail Gasoline Price Decline Slows, Diesel Prices Increase

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell 1.8 cents to hit $2.208 per gallon as of Oct. 23. That's 39.5 cents lower than a year ago, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported.

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News•October 27, 2006

MIT Researchers Explore Potential of Ethanol Injection System

BOSTON --- A team of MIT researchers has found that injecting small amounts of ethanol into vehicle engines at moments of peak demand could improve gasoline engine fuel economy by 20-30 percent.

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News•October 27, 2006

N.Y. Town Switches Trash Trucks to Natural Gas

SMITHTOWN, N.Y. --- Community leaders in Smithtown, N.Y., have decided that by January all city trash-collection trucks will run on natural gas instead of diesel fuel.

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News•October 27, 2006

Civic GX Retails in New York State

NEW YORK --- The Honda Civic GX, which runs on compressed natural gas, will be sold in New York state for the first time.

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