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Newport
Newport Welsh Casnewydd, city (1991 pop. 129,900), 74 sq mi (191 sq km), SE Wales, on the Usk River. Lumber, tea, automobiles, electronics, semiconductors, and aircraft are made; steel and various other metals, paper, and chemicals are manufactured. Newport was first granted a charter in 1385. In 1839, Newport was the scene of Chartist riots (see Chartism ). Long a county borough (a district from 1974 to 1996), Newport was made a city in 2002. The Church of St. Woollos, partly Norman, is the cathedral of the Monmouth diocese. The Univ. of Wales College is there.
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Newport Europe Fund Now Available.
PR Newswire; 11/8/1999; 700+ words
; ...FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Fund Management, Inc., a leader in...today announced the introduction of the Newport Europe Fund, which invests primarily...B and C shares. The Fund is built on Newport's extensive experience in foreign markets...
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NEWPORT, NEWPORT
Magazine article from: Orange County Business Journal; 8/16/2004; ; 700+ words
; Seaside Attracts Meeting Planners, Bonds Newport Beach, Newport, R.I. What's attractive about Orange County's Newport Beach is appealing in Newport, R.I: the seaside flavor. "Sailing is very...
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NEWPORT CORPORATION REPORTS GAINS IN SALES, NET INCOME FOR 1996 FIRST QUARTER
PR Newswire; 4/24/1996; 700+ words
; ...Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Corporation (Nasdaq: NEWP) today reported...last year," said Richard E. Schmidt, Newport's chairman and chief executive officer...Instruments, Inc., acquired in January 1996. Newport's gross margin for the first three months...
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Newport says defense spending key to profit bid
Magazine article from: Orange County Business Journal; 3/24/2003; ; 700+ words
; Irvine's Newport Corp. says increased sales to defense contractors could help push...in Dana Point. "This is a return-to-profitability year for Newport." Newport makes gear that automates production of fiber optic networking devices...
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Newport Office Center III Hailed as First 'Spec' Office Building to Rise in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area in Ten Years
PR Newswire; 5/14/1998; 700+ words
; ...Organization executives to break ground on the 14-story Newport Office Center III at Newport, the highly successful new community on the west...Jersey City approved a 20-year tax abatement for Newport Office Center III, paving the way for construction...
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NEWPORT FESTIVAL A CITY SHOWCASE.(TIMEOUT)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/25/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Connie Yeager, Post staff reporter Newport has a new kid on the festival block this spring. The Newport Arts and Music Festival, noon to 9 p...evolved from last summer's Taste of Newport/Art Fair, which was a Newport bicentennial...
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NEWPORT WINS 1ST ALL 'A' CROWN WILDCATS HEADED TO STATE TOURNEY.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 1/17/2000; 700+ words
; ...ago, Donna Murphy visited one of the Newport girls' basketball team's practice sessions...from her former high school. Murphy led Newport to the 1975 girls' state basketball tournament...After she graduated, however, the Newport program slipped into the shadows until...
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NEWPORT, BROSSART ADVANCE WILDCATS EARN RARE STATE WIN.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 1/27/2000; 700+ words
; The Newport girls' basketball players formed a circle and did a victory...Wildcats had a good reason to celebrate. The last time Newport won a state tournament game was 1975. But Newport coach Aric Russell wasn't too thrilled his team let...
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 "Providence Journal (Providence, RI)")
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Newport Grand seen as anchor of new resort.
Newspaper article from: Providence Journal (Providence, RI); 1/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...bank will begin soliciting offers to buy Newport Grand on Monday, the video slot parlor...brokerage firm Bear Stearns will not advertise Newport Grand's availability generally, but...entities it believes might be interested, Newport Grand CEO and co-owner Diane S. Hurley...
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NEWPORT HIGH CLASS OF '03 HONORS, GRADUATES.(Special Section)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 6/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...Ashley Ward Memorial. Bobbie Cromer: Newport High School Alumni & Associates...Scholarship. Pamela Fannon: Mildred Dean PTA; Newport High School Alumni & Associates...Pete Greene Scholarship. Brandy Girton: Newport High School Alumni & Associates...
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Newport: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Newport: History Earliest Newport Ironically, Newport and the rest of Rhode Island started out as part of the western coast of Africa — more than 500 million years ago. Tectonic forces gradually moved what is now Rhode Island toward...
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Newport: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Newport: Communications Newspapers and Magazines The Newport Daily News is published Monday through Friday evenings and Saturday morning. The Newport Mercury, a community newspaper, is published weekly...
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Newport: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Newport: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools Newport Public School District bills itself as a "student...ground up on the original site, opening in 2002. Newport Public Schools also operates the Aquidneck Island...
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Newport: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Newport: Recreation Sightseeing Newport is best known for its splendid mansions, located mainly along...to see one of the finest private art collections in the area. Newport boasts more pre-1830 buildings still standing than any city...
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Newport Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Newport Corporation 1791 Deere Avenue Irvine...site: Public Company Founded: 1969 as Newport Research Corporation Employees: 942 Sales...Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing Newport Corporation serves the semiconductor and...
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