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Nippon Steel Set to Buy U.S. Steel, Union Dismayed

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On Monday, Japan's Nippon Steel expressed its intention to purchase the United States Steel Corporation. However, the United Steel Workers don’t seem pleased with the arrangement and were said to have backed an earlier offer from domestic rival Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Nippon Steel is reportedly offering a deal worth $14.9 totaling $7.25

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland).

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000.

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