UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 1, 2016. Eight employees of Omsk Transport Machine-Building Plant (a member enterprise of Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation) received the Russian Federation Defense Ministry Awards, the company press service reports. The plant’s Director-General Igor Lobov was given the For Strengthening Military Cooperation Medal for his great personal contribution to strengthening military cooperation and helping the Russian Armed Forces achieve its goals. Head of the Serial Production Department Alexei Khoroshaylo and engineer/technician Alexander Lizunov received the For Labour Valor

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 1, 2016. Burevestnik Central Scientific Research Institute (a member enterprise of Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation) took part in the annual job fair at R.E. Alekseyev Nizhniy Novgorod State Technical University (NGTU), the company press service reports. The city’s other leading industrial enterprises, plants, and the local branch of Sberbank also presented their job opportunities at the fair. ‘This is the second time Burevestnik has taken part in such a job fair. We sent our HR Department and Engineering Service specialists to represent the company there, so that NGTU

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 1, 2016. Russian Copper Company invested some 13.37bn RUR in upgrades and retooling of its Karabashmed in 2004-2015, with 90% of the money directed to environmental protection and reclamation projects, the company press service reports. ‘Karabash is a town the company management has been paying special attention to, as the city’s environmental condition was for many years the locals’ most serious concern. Today, the most up-to-date and efficient gas filtering, emission-trapping facilities have been installed at Karabashmed, which improved the quality of local air

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 1, 2016. Power Generating Unit 4 with BN 800 reactor at Beloyarskaya Nuclear Power Station produced 555 megawatts for the Urals’ electric supply system, the station’s PR Department reports. The unit was first brought to 67% of its projected capacity on February 25, 2016. This signified yet another step on the way from the launch to 50% of capacity to the full projected capacity within the unit’s pilot production stage. The power generating unit is working in trial mode for the time being, with the purpose of testing the equipment and checking all of its performance

UrBC, Moscow, March 1, 2016. Russians’ actual wages and salaries might drop by 3% to 4% this year, Banki.ru refers to Labor Minister Maxim Topilin as saying. The minister said earlier that these had already decreased by 9.5% by the end of 2015. ‘No serious increase in unemployment rate is to be expected. I believe we’ll stay within the 6% to 6.3% range this year, which I see as acceptable, that is, not critical,’ Topilin said. He also said the Labor Ministry was working on a draft bill to increase the dole by 70%, yet the criteria for those eligible to receive it should grow stricter. ‘The