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Merck determined to acquire versum

The merck group, based in darmstadt, germany, is determined to complete its planned billion-euro acquisition of the u.S. Semiconductor supplier versum. At the presentation of the 2018 financial statements, ceo stefan oschmann expressed confidence that merck would prevail against an offer from the american specialty chemicals group entegris. "Our offer of 48 dollars per versum share is...

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Second substation to come?

Oberhaid — "enthusiasm looks different", claus reinhardt (spd), a member of the oberhaid town council, summed up the council's mood when the representatives of bayernwerk ag, wolfgang weis and christian ziegler, presented the plans for the construction of a new substation in the area of the unterhaid switchyard. They informed that bayernwerk ag is currently planning the...

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Dispute over future taxes in coburg

The 2013 city budget is passed — against the votes of the csu and young coburgers. The city must submit a financial plan for the next few years with its budget. This includes an increase in the business and property tax rates for 2015. But not decided, as oberburg mayor norbert kastner (spd) noted. At present, the trade tax rate is 275 percent — a very low rate, but it is...

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Boss of drug cartel los zetas dead — body stolen

The navy said on tuesday that it had been established through fingerprints and photographs that "el lazca" was one of two men who died on sunday in a racket with marines in the state of coahuila. The body, however, was stolen from a funeral home shortly after the identification by an armed and masked commando, confirmed the district attorney of coahuila, homero ramos. Lazcano was one...

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After csu resignation: will mayor eck remain in the district council??

The question is simple, but the answer is far more complicated than expected: can habfurt mayor rudi eck (62) keep his seat on the county council after leaving the csu?? The spontaneous "yes, of course, that comes from many district council colleagues on this question is correct, but the way there leads deep into the subtleties of municipal election law. The last time there was a...