Wall Street gains push past 11000 on earnings optimism
Stocks rise as the Dow breaks above 11,000 to 11,019.42 and the S&P 500 reaches 1,197.30 while the Nasdaq climbs to 2,465.99 on stronger corporate results. Tax deadline guidance notes last pickup times at Cedar Rapids and Iowa City post offices with options to use the Automated Postal Center for date stamps. Iowa State tax returns remain due by April 30.
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Senate weighs longer jobless benefit extension
Democrats in the Senate push to extend unemployment benefits through Memorial Day to avoid a cutoff. Montana Democrat Max Baucus says extra time would help negotiators craft a broader extension through year end and revive expired tax breaks. A May 5 deadline is pending.
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Education Fair Offered At Eastdale Plaza Iowa City
The Iowa Workforce Development teams with local schools to host an education and skills fair today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eastdale Plaza 1700 S First Ave Suite 11B Iowa City. Attending institutions include University of Phoenix Upper Iowa University New Horizons Kaplan University Mount Mercy College San James University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College. For details call (319) 351-1035.
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San James
University of Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Workforce Development Office
Penny auction site gains buyers and awards at UI led Dibzees
University of Iowa students created Dibzees com a penny auction site where bids cost 50 cents each and extend auctions 15 cents fueling fast furious endings. founders Casey Everts Andy Wright and Robert Hu built a profitable venture with 2000 plus registered users and 500 winners while targeting college students and women.
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Penneyauction. Com
Buffalo Wild Wings
Barnes and Noble
Amazon.com
University of Iowa Hawkeye
Dizbees.com
Israel
Wright
John Pappajohn
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Dibzees
Andrew Wright
Megabus adds low-cost routes to Des Moines and Chicago
Megabus.com will launch new express routes from Iowa City to Des Moines and Chicago starting May with fares as low as $1. Local residents and University of Iowa students see budget travel benefits while officials expect new tax revenue for Iowa City Coralville and Cedar Rapids as travelers book early to lock the cheap fares.
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KCRG
Chicago
University of Iowa
Windy City
Kayla Holstad
Iowa City
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Joshua Schamberger
Coralville Area
Agri Star restarts Postville kosher beef plant expansion
Des Moines Bureau reports Agri Star Meat and Poultry is rebuilding the former Agriprocessors facility in Postville to a world class kosher beef operation. CEO Hershey Friedman announced initial startup progress and a plan to reach 1 000 cattle per day with up to 1 000 employees. Local officials see gains for cattle prices and jobs, while community leaders note ongoing challenges.
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Postville
Iowa
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Agri Star
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Iowa Agriculture
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