UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 17, 2016. Sverdlovsk Region’s industrial production index dropped by 4.8% in July 2016 against June 2016 and by 0.5% against one year earlier, Sverdlovskstat reports. In the fossil development sector, the IPI declined by 0.7% against June 2016 and by 10.1% against one year earlier. In the processing industries, the IPI rose by 2.4% against July 2015 and declined by 4.4% against June 2016. In the sector for production and distribution of water, natural gas, and electric power, the IPI dropped by 3% against July 2015 and by 14% against June 2016.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 17, 2016. A new school built with money from the national educational establishment expansion program opened in Yekaterinburg on August 16. This is School 23 in Akademichesky District, big enough for 1,000 students, UrBC reporter says. The solemn opening ceremony was attended by Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev, Head of Yekaterinburg Council Alexander Yakob, the State Duma Deputy Alexander Petrov and Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly Deputy Anatoly Nikiforov. ‘This is one of the very first school-building projects implemented upon the President’s

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 17, 2016. Ural Airlines made a special offer for Saint Petersburg-based travelers thinking of going to Georgia in the end of summer, the air carrier’s press service reports. Tickets for Saint Petersburg-Batumi flights the airline will operate between August 17 and October 7 will only cost 100 Euros (one way) and 200 Euros (round trip) plus fees and charges. The flights are operated every Monday and Friday on Airbus liners that have both Economy and Business class options. For more information and to book tickets, please visit the company website, use UralAirlines

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 17, 2016. Vitaly Rubel, TMK Neftegazservis former Executive Director, was recently appointed the company’s Director-General. The enterprise operates as part of Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK). According to TMK press service, Neftegazservis’s former head Sergei Bilan went on to become the Managing Director at TMK’s Taganrog Metallurgical Plant. Rubel graduated from I.I. Polzunov Altai State Polytechnic as a qualified engineer with a degree in Welding Equipment & Technology. Prior to this recent appointment, he worked at managerial positions in Orenburgneft and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 17, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Kamensk Uralsky Foundry Plant (KULZ) coordinated a professional skills contest among its volunteer firefighting teams. The contest was held at the company’s firefighting unit, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘The teams had to go through two rounds of competition. First, they had to put on their firefighting uniform as quickly as possible. The next task was to unfold the primary and the additional hose lines, take the applicator up to the second floor of a prop tower, and hit a target with the stream. Last year, the