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Manufacturing buyout firm Melrose has revealed its sales for the third quarter rose by 12 per cent as demand strengthened outside Europe.

Alcester-based Melrose (MRO), which recently walked away from a bid for toolmaker Charter International, said slower growth in Europe was being offset by strength in its businesses in North America and rest of the world.

Melrose, which had circled Charter for months only to be beaten by a higher offer from U.S.

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These are exciting times to work in the telecommunications industry.

As the area vice president for cable giant Comcast’s southern Colorado region, Amy Lynch has a front-row seat as the company delivers ever more content to its customers at ever faster speeds through its digital pipeline.

A longtime cable industry veteran who worked for Cox Communications and Adelphia before joining Comcast in 2003, Lynch took over as head of the southern Colorado region in spring, overseeing the company’s 550 employees in the area.

Lynch spoke with The Gazette about what’s happening in the cable world and what’s coming next.

Question: What has been your focus in your first months on the job?

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If youve had experience in the insurance industry, you may have considered setting up as an independent insurance broker yourself. Although this is perfectly possible, it is a challenging proposition and you will need to plan carefully to build a successful business.

The role of an insurance broker is one of mediator between clients and the insurers. Brokers are supposed to be impartial, offering their clients who may be anything from individuals to multinational companies the best of the options available on the market.

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This time of year, one of the best ways to drum up awareness – and keep those registers ringing – is to get into a holiday gift guide. Y’know, those handy “cheat sheets” featured in magazines, newspapers, TV news programs and online media outlets, full of cool ideas for everyone from your wanderlust cousin to your kid’s science teacher. The challenge: You’ll be up against countless other companies vying to get some earned holiday ink. Some help getting your PR pitch to stand out from the crowd couldn’t hurt.

Once you’ve perfected your pitch, here are five ways to boost your chances of getting featured in a holiday gift guide.Time it right. While it’s too late for magazines (which start putting together their holiday issues in the summer!), there’s still time to reach out to weekly and daily media outlets, and of course websites. Weekly press typically

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Pilot Flying J Travel Centers are getting into the truck repair business with the acquisition of the Bosselman chain of truck stops. Photo is of the Pilot Flying J travel center on Watt Road at Interstate 40-75 interchange Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)

Maintenance of trucks that transport goods across every state is taking on greater importance with new federal regulations that crack down on unsafe vehicles.

Pilot Flying J is watching the trend of transportation companies placing even more emphasis on upkeep and is positioning itself to leverage a business opportunity.

Through an existing partnership with Bosselman Travel Centers Inc., Pilot Flying J will be expanding 20 Bosselman truck repair sties, called Boss Shops.

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