UrBC, Chelyabinsk, December 7, 2017. A solemn stone-laying ceremony for the would-be shopping mall/entertainment venue took place in Karabash, Russian Copper Company’s press service reports. The event was attended by Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast Boris Dubrovsky and Russian Copper Company Chair of the BOD Igor Altushkin. The mall will be built as part Karabash’s strategic development program for 2017-2021. The agreement on the program was signed by President of Russian Copper Company Vsevolod Levin, Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast Boris Dubrovsky, and Mayor of Karabash Oleg Budanov at Sochi

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 7, 2017. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) allowed EVRAZ Holding’s Nizhniy Tagil Integrated Metallurgical Works (NTMK) to supply any amount of H36 wheels to North America, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s corporate relations center reports. The wheels will have to undergo additional testing after the first 100,000 miles. ‘These H36 wheels were first used experimentally at the United States’ largest railroad BNSF Railway and served for 300,000 miles (some 500,000 km) trouble-free. The wheels were then tested at North American labs and depots, with the latter

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 7, 2017. Markswebb Rank & Report recently carried a rating of mobile banking apps targeted at small enterprises; SKB-Bank’s mobile services were among the top five in this rating, the bank’s press service reports. Experts looked at both iOS and Android-based banking apps for smartphones; SKB-Bank came fourth in both platforms as the Best Mobile Bank for Top Managers; the bank also came fourth among Android-friendly apps and fifth among iOS-friendly ones as the Best Sole Trader App. The rating research touched upon all the things relating to management of

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 7, 2017. Ural Airlines are now offering tickets for their Moscow-Ufa-Moscow flight at a special price, the air carrier’s press service reports. Prices start from RUR 3,050 (one way) for Promo tickets and from RUR 4,000 for Economy tones. A round trip can cost as little as RUR 4,400 for Promo tickets and RUR 5,500 for Economy ones. The price covers all fees, cabin luggage, regular luggage, and a meal; in-flight time comes to two hours. ‘Ufa is an interesting offer for both those going there on business and tourists. The city is famous throughout all of Russia for

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 7, 2017. The telecommunications provider MegaFon looked into its traffic downloaded/uploaded through base stations near Sverdlovsk Oblast’s ski resorts, MegaFon Ural’s press service reports. ‘Skiers and snowboarders now use their smartphone Internet connection five times more extensively than before. Users located in Uktus and Pilnaya proved the most active online searchers in the last month. The amount of data downloaded in each of the two locations compares with around 40,000 online streaming sessions on social networks. Skiers in Listvennaya and Volchikha are