Martin Marietta Materials shares falling
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Martin Marietta Materials Inc., which supplies gravel and sand to road builders, fell Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock on concerns about both its price and lofty investor hopes about how much Washington will spend on roads this year.

Humane Society puts out call for supplies, food for animals
Due to the large number of animals currently under the care of the Forrest City Area Humane Society, the organization is asking the public to assist with the donation of supplies and materials for the Animal Shelter.

Doctors, supplies head for Rafah
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Malaysian Red Crescent Society doctors and its disaster manager leave for Rafah, Egypt, tomorrow with medical supplies and other relief materials.

Poland urges EU to seek diversified sources of raw materials
In the face of lower gas supplies, the European Union should intensify its moves designed to diversify sources of raw materials, Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Tuesday. That is the lesson that should be learnt from what has happened, the president said, referring to the Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict. Poland's plans to import raw materials from "the south-eastern direction" from ...

Blood bank calls for donors
The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank is encouraging residents to donate blood, saying that low collections and increased need over the holidays have depleted supplies for local hospitals.

Man arrested with methamphetamine supplies
A Cleburne man arrested on a warrant Dec. 27 had supplies and chemicals commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to Johnson County Sheriff?s Office reports.

Northeast Concrete Products Association Announces New Name, New Look
Northeast Concrete Products Association unveils new brand identity and website. NEPCA represents manufacturers of precast concrete products and companies that provide equipment, supplies and services to the industry. The organization provides professional development, leadership and networking events for concrete manufacturers, distributors and those engaged in business related to concrete ...

Detroit school missing bare necessities
DETROIT, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The principal of a Detroit elementary school says budget constraints have left them without basic supplies like toilet paper, trash bags and light bulbs.

How you can help, Jan. 9
Step by Step: A Community Reentry Coalition, a group that helps parolees re-enter the community of Redlands, has a program to help children of parolees by providing school supplies to be used at home or at school.

Drop in imports and exports
Imports and exports dropped by ?59.1 and ?58.7 million, respectively for the month of November 2008 when compared to the same month of 2007, as data by the National Statistics Office for international trade revealed. The drop in the imports was mainly due to industrial supplies and capital goods. Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food and miscellaneous [...]

Schools' Reaction To Tight Times Seen in Fee Rules
Course fees charged for workbooks, art supplies and other items would be cut by more than half in Montgomery County schools under a proposal Superintendent Jerry D. Weast announced yesterday to ease the burden on parents.

Orange Juice Falls as Dollar Rises, Commodity Demand Stagnates
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Orange-juice prices fell for the second straight day as the dollar rose and an increase in the U.S. unemployment rate heightened concern the worsening global recession will damp demand for commodities.

Coal ash spill reveals risks, lapses in waste regulation
The coal ash spill in Tennessee last month is putting a spotlight on whether the ash from 450 other power plants around the country could be contaminating the nation's drinking water supplies.

Ugly office gets face-lift
Silver Lake author wins My Ugly Home Office Contest and a redesign

Detroit school missing bare necessities
The principal of a Detroit elementary school says budget constraints have left them without basic supplies like toilet paper, trash bags and light bulbs.Academy of Americas Principal Naomi Khalil said in a letter to parents, partners and staff that the school was in need of donations of such commonplace products because the school district had limited available school funds, Detroit's WDIV-TV ...

Layoffs loom in building industry
MASS lay-offs are looming in the home building and building supplies industries as orders for new homes evaporate.

Grants help replace storm damaged supplies
Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union recently awarded two Pearland Independent School District teachers $500 classroom supply grants to replace materials lost during Hurricane Ike.

A game this big deserves big-time pick
HERE ARE THE applicable highlights of an interview just done, Big Game Week. The Picks supplies the big answers. Question: Why are the Picks done anonymously?

UPDATE: Estimates put second spill at 10,000 gallons
Latest TVA spill in Alabama follows billion-gallon coal ash disaster in East Tennessee.

Northfield Laboratories Inc. Reports Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results