Wolters Kluwer acquires environment and energy titles from Cutter.As with Wicks Business Information (see above), Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Euronext: WKL) is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. has been quite acquisitive this year. Last month it bought Strafford Publications' accounting line, which became part of the company's New York-based Aspen Publishers (NL/NL 12/3/01). Now Wolters Kluwer has acquired Cutter Environment, a division of Cutter Information Corp., Arlington, Mass. The division, which publishes newsletters and special reports, will be integrated into Aspen Publishers. Terms of the agreement were not released. Cutter Environment publications include Energy Design Update, Oil Spill Intelligence Report, Global Environmental Change Report, Business and the Environment, as well as special reports and topical annual reports on related topics. With the acquisition, Aspen said it "will further leverage its positions in key vertical markets." Other Aspen titles on related topics are RCRA RCRA Resource Conservation & Recovery Act of 1976 RCRA Resort and Commercial Recreation Association Regulations and Keyword Index, Hazardous Waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. Consultant, Air Pollution Consultant, and OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. Compliance Guide. Founded over 40 years, Aspen Publishers Inc. provides manuals, texts, journals, newsletters, electronic products and online services in the areas of business, legal, education, and health care. With the acquisition at the beginning of this year of Loislaw, "Aspen now complements its unmatched proprietary content with primary source material for legal research that is delivered online on a subscription basis." |
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