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Alcoa cuts 500 jobs, 2 production lines in Canada

Aluminum smelter and parts-maker Alcoa said on Thursday that it will close down two production lines at a plant in Canada and cut about 500 jobs there because of lower aluminum prices. Full story

McCrory wants time to weigh Alcoa NC dams license

Gov. Pat McCrory needs more time to decide whether to grant Alcoa Inc. a new 50-year operating license for four dams that once powered an aluminum plant and provided local jobs but are now used solely to generate electricity sold by the company, a state attorney said. Full story

Electrical Fire At Alcoa Substation In Riverdale

An electrical fire at Alcoa in Riverdale, Iowa has caused the plant to loose power to some of it's assets Friday afternoon, May 10, 2013. Full story

NC county votes to end Alcoa dam licensing fight

Officials in the North Carolina county that's home to a closed Alcoa Inc. aluminum smelter are removing a hurdle to the corporation renewing a license for dams that once powered the plant and now produce electricity for sale. Full story

NC county may end Alcoa dam licensing fight

Officials in the North Carolina county that's home to a closed Alcoa Inc. aluminum smelter are weighing a deal that could remove a hurdle to the corporation renewing a license for dams that once powered the plant and now produce electricity for sale. Full story

NH investment firm seeks Alcoa's NC dams license

A New Hampshire investment firm is challenging Alcoa Inc.'s bid for a new federal license to operate dams along one of North Carolina's largest rivers, demanding that federal regulators recognize circumstances have changed since the relicensing process started more than a decade ago. Full story

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