Qatar and Saudi Arabia are two of the only countries in the world requiring an exit permit, a computerised document for which workers need employer approval to go home.
On Tuesday, NextWave, based in Greenwich, Conn., won court approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy by giving shareholders as much as $3.2 billion and repaying creditors.
Trico Marine Services, which transports equipment to offshore oil rigs, won court approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy that will wipe out $270 million in debt and give bondholders a majority stake in the company.
Dice Inc., an Internet job-search service that sold for more than $54 a share in March 1999, won a judge's approval of its plan to exit bankruptcy as a private company and hand ownership to creditors and shareholders.
RCN CORP., Princeton, N.J., a cable television, phone and Internet service provider, said that it had won court approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy by trading $1.2 billion in unsecured debt for all its equity.
(AP) Huffy to Emerge From Bankruptcy as Private Company The Huffy Corporation, a maker of bicycles for more than 75 years, won court approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy and repay creditors by giving its stock to a Chinese government agency, suppliers and unsecured creditors.
On Sunday night a U.S. court had cleared the way for Chrysler to exit bankruptcy by granting approval to sell most of its assets to a new entity run by Fiat.
National Equipment Services Inc., a construction-equipment rental company, won court approval of its recovery plan and said it expected to exit bankruptcy protection next month.
Maile was allowed on the floor after a Senate vote Thursday cleared the way for the historic moment, making her perhaps the first person to exit the building after a vote with a near-perfect approval rating.
