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UPDATE 1-SAIC, Carlyle Group to finance $225 mln biomass project
Reuters: Industrials
Mon, 9 Jan 2012
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Defense services contractor SAIC Inc and private equity firm Carlyle Group said they will provide financing for construction of a $225 million renewable energy biomass project in Plainfield, Connecticut.
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