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		<title>Dawson Geophysical reports fiscal 4Q loss, but says overall demand no longer falling</title>
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Dawson Geophysical posts fiscal 4Q loss
MIDLAND, Texas — Dawson Geophysical Co., which provides seismic data to oil and gas companies, on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, hurt by lower prices and downtime due to foul weather.

For the three months ended Sept. 30, the company recorded a loss of $2.1 million, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow names Merszei president of Dow Europe, Middle East, Africa; chairman of Dow Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Dow names CFO Merszei to overseas posts
MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Co. on Tuesday said chief financial officer Geoffery Merszei will leave that post and take on the roles of president of Dow Europe, Middle East and Africa, chairman of Dow Europe and executive vice president of The Dow Chemical Co.

For the past five years, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical Financial declares regular quarterly dividend of 29.5 cents, payable Dec. 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Chemical Financial sets dividend of 29.5 cents

MIDLAND, Mich. — Chemical Financial Corp. on Monday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 29.5 cents per share.
The parent company of Michigan&#8217;s Chemical Bank said the dividend is payable Dec. 18 to shareholders of record on Dec. 4.
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		<title>Dow Chemical revenues tumble and company is not counting on improving conditions for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical said Thursday that revenues slid in the third quarter and the company that makes the basic ingredients for everything from toys to cars is not counting on better conditions this year or next.

The company has sold billions in assets, cut thousands of jobs and slashed costs, and Dow saw a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clayton Williams abandons exploratory well in Liger Prospect, expects $18.5M 3rd-qtr charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Texas — Oil and natural-gas producer Clayton Williams Energy Inc. said Wednesday that it ended drilling operations on an exploratory test well because no commercial quantities of hydrocarbons existed in the sands.

As a result of this abandoned operation, the company said it will record a pre-tax charge of about $18.5 million in the third [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas sheriff reprimands deputies over photo of scantily dressed waitress on squad car</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Texas — An embarrassed Sheriff Gary Painter fired one Midland County deputy and suspended three others without pay after a scantily dressed waitress holding a rifle posed for photographs on the hood of a patrol vehicle. Round Rock officers were dispatched to the restaurant after someone reported the waitress with the weapon, which had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Energy shares move high as company reports flat rig count for July</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Texas — Shares of Basic Energy Services climbed Wednesday after the company, which services oil and gas wells, reported that its well servicing rig count remained unchanged during July and that demand showed modest, yet steady, improvement in its oil producing markets.

Basic Energy stock was up 31 cents, or 4.4 percent, to $7.15 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow Chemical prices $2.75B debt offering, on track to pay off bridge loan by year-end</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Co. said Tuesday it priced a $2.75 billion public debt offering, and will use the proceeds to help repay a loan used to acquire smaller rival Rohm &#038; Haas Co. for $16.5 billion earlier this year.

The offering includes $250 million of floating rate notes due 2011, $1.25 billion of 4.85 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow Chemical posts 2nd-qtr loss on special charges related to Rohm &amp; Haas acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday posted a second-quarter loss driven by charges related to the buyout of rival Rohm &#038; Haas and dismal sales for chemicals used in everything from plastic bags to cars.

Yet aggressive cost cutting by the Midland, Mich.-based company led to a surprise profit if one-time charges are stripped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Energy Services predicts Q2 loss, revenue shy of expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Texas — Basic Energy Services Inc., an oil and gas well site services provider, on Wednesday predicted a second-quarter net loss and revenue just shy of analyst expectations.

The company said it expects a quarterly loss between $21.1 million and $22.1 million, on revenue of $118 million to $119 million.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters predicted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow Chemical to close 3 Louisiana plants as company moves further into specialty chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Dow Chemical Co. said Wednesday it will close three Louisiana plants as part of a shift away from basic chemicals toward the lucrative business of specialty chemicals.

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		<title>EPA, Dow Chemical resuming negotiations over plans for dioxin cleanup near Midland plant</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Mich. — Federal officials are resuming negotiations with Dow Chemical Co. over cleanup of dioxin pollution near the company&#8217;s Midland plant.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it has notified Dow that an offer from the company earlier this year is good enough for talks to continue. Talks stopped in March, shortly after Lisa Jackson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring underway at Evergreen Solar&#8217;s $55 million Midland plant for making solar panel parts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Mich. — Hiring is underway at Evergreen Solar Inc.&#8217;s new $55 million plant in Midland, which will make silicon components for solar panels.

The Marlboro, Mass.-based company last month completed a $72.5 million stock sale, partly to raise money for the Midland plant. Last year, the project got a tax credit from the Michigan Economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow Chemical profits tumble 97 percent but still beats Wall Street expectations</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemicals says its first-quarter profit tumbled 97 percent because of falling sales, job cuts, and the acquisition of specialty chemicals company Rohm &#038; Haas.

Dow said it earned $24 million, or 3 cents per share, in the January-to-March period. A year earlier the company earned $941 million, or 99 cents per share.
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