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Monday, February 14, 2011  The City of Quincy corporation that is overseeing the hydropower project is waiting for the return of the letter of intent from Coastal Hydropower. That's a Canadian corporation with a U.S. subsidiary that is seeking to become the equity partner.

Friday, June 18, 2010  BP has paid less than 12 percent of claims submitted by people and businesses harmed by the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the federal government said Friday, while the new chief of the independent payment office promised to speed the process up.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Obama, speaking alone in the State Dining Room of the White House, also announced that BP had voluntarily agreed to establish a $100 million fund to compensate laid-off oil right workers affected by his six-month drilling moratorium.

Monday, August 24, 2009  When the Holcim Cement Plant in Clarksville closed back in April, 181 were left without a job.