Monthly Archives: August 2013

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It’s Not What You Know, But Who You Know

August 13th, 2013

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial decision last week to change the dates of the New York Boat Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center followed a personal meeting about two weeks ago with a boat dealer who knows him, Crain’s has learned. The organizers of the Boat Show, the National Marine Manufacturers Association,


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Windmill battle on Nantucket

August 13th, 2013

The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound has filed a federal lawsuit against the Coast Guard, the latest in a series of suits against federal officials and agencies by groups opposing the planned Cape Wind offshore wind farm at Horseshoe Shoal that will include 130 windmills within sight of the shore. According to the alliance, the


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Garmin faces investor lawsuit

August 13th, 2013

Investors filed a $1.9 billion lawsuit against three GPS receiver manufacturers, including Garmin International, over LightSquared, a now bankrupt company that still hopes to build a wireless broadband network across the United States. The suit, filed Friday, alleges that Garmin International, Deere & Co. and Trimble Navigation, plus the U.S. GPS Industry Council and the



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