‘Legalised theft’: Workers devastated by mine collapse – The Queensland Times

UPDATE 7pm: AFTER months of uncertainty an embattled central Queensland miner and part-owner of Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal was placed into liquidation today. Administrators PPB Advisory confirmed this afternoon creditors voted that all five companies in the Caledon Coal Group (Caledon Coal Pty Ltd, CC Pty Ltd, Guangdong Rising (Australia) Pty Ltd, Blackwater Coal…

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BREAKING: CQ coal miner, WICET part owner liquidated – Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

UPDATE 7pm: AFTER months of uncertainty an embattled central Queensland miner and part-owner of Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal was placed into liquidation today. Administrators PPB Advisory confirmed this afternoon creditors voted that all five companies in the Caledon Coal Group (Caledon Coal Pty Ltd, CC Pty Ltd, Guangdong Rising (Australia) Pty Ltd, Blackwater Coal…

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Maine Governor Vows to Fight for Student Debt Relief, R&D Bonds – Maine Public

PORTLAND, Maine – Maine’s Republican governor is vowing to fight for $100 million worth of bonds aimed at attracting young people and supporting research and development. Gov. Paul LePage on a Tuesday radio appearance expressed frustration with fellow Republicans opposed to such efforts. The bonds would fund programs to pay off student loans for those who agree…

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SolarWorld officially enters insolvency – pv magazine USA

Horst Piepenburg has been appointed as insolvency administrator after having conducted the preliminary proceedings. Piepenburg said last week he was in talks with a potential investor for the takeover of SolarWorlds German factories in Freiberg and Arnstadt. According to Reuters, the potential investor is the companys largest shareholder, which is Qatar Foundation. SolarWorld CEO Frank…

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Ausgrid hires banks to refinance bridge loan in the US – The Australian Financial Review

Ausgrid’s new shareholders and management team are wasting no time in addressing the company’s capital structure.  Street Talk understands that Ausgrid is preparing to tap the United States privately issued debt market as early as this week, with the help of lenders and advisers Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.  The US debt…

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