The articles below are some privatization news highlights from the last week that haven’t been covered elsewhere on the blog:
FEDERAL
- “House Panel Begins Broader Review of Procurement System,” Washington Post
- “Eye Opener: Kennedy’s Impact on Federal Workers,” Washington Post
- “Locking Up Profits in Private Prisons,” Motley Fool
STATE & LOCAL:
- “Three suitors compete to run the Port of Virginia,” Virginia Business Magazine
- “HGEA wants Hawaii state layoffs blocked until union is ‘consulted’,” Honolulu Advertiser
- “Colorado: Lawmakers to examine state WC insurer, consider privatization,” Risk & Insurance
- “RTD to hold hearing on FasTracks partnership,” Denver Business Journal
- “Mass Pike service plazas, air rights concessions flop,” TollRoadsNews.com
- “Denver parking-meter change suggested,” Denver Post
- “South Fulton politicos making a bad situation worse,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- “Monroe County may privatize public safety, security systems,” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
INTERNATIONAL:
- “Norway Opposition Plans $12 Billion Privatization Move-Report,” CNNMoney.com
- “Vinci to secure Slovak motorway financing,” Reuters
- “Oman plans privatization of power plants,” Middle East North Africa Financial Network
- “Rwanda, Burundi demand TRL privatization deal be scrapped,” ThisDay
- “Mounting CEE budget gaps may speed up government selloffs,” Reuters
- “Real properties top state assets for sale in 2010,” BusinessWorld Online
- “Authorities extend tender for port operator Marina Bar,” ISI
- “Serbia may seek at least 200 mln eur for drugmaker-report,” Reuters
- “Government to spend EUR 240mn from privatization on investments,” ISI
- “How Privatizing Hydro-QuÃ?©bec Can Make Quebecers Richer,” Nickle’s Energy Group
- “Obstacle removed to Leumi privatization via stock exchange,” Globes
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