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Many closed coal mines are proving valuable once again. When the mines were open, water was always a concern and required continuous pumping to keep it out of miners' way.

Lickety Slicks gel pops, from the makers of Nestle® IceScreamers™, have a slick new texture that promises fun for kids and less mess and drips for parents.

The company has also seen growth in the number of discussions with major potential partners for manufacture and distribution.

One player is switching teams. A free agent has been acquired by another team, and yet another team is completely revamping its lineup and adding new talent.

Fruit snacks; Women's nutritional cereal; Peanut butter & jelly squares; Code Red Mountain Dew; Caffeinated chocolates.

PurNutra Inc. will be the world's first company to produce and package a new line of all-natural omega 3/ DHA-enriched cheese.

The FDA examined 85 companies and found a quarter of them produced items with raw ingredients, such as nuts, which were omitted from the food labels.

A disease long forgotten has made a resurgence in the U.S. Rickets, an affliction primarily affecting children deficient in vitamin D, softens bones and causes them to bend.

The Wine Institute reports the volume of U.S. wine exports rose 3% to 79 million gallons in 2000, with 90% of that total from California. The rise in revenues to $560 million continues a 14-year trend that has seen wine exports grow 16-fold from 1985's $35 million.