Investors hold out hope for strong quarterly earnings across firms
Investors eyed positive reports from Google and Caterpillar as Dow gains 229 and Nasdaq 61 on Friday. A busy week ahead features Bank of America, Davenport’s Lee Enterprises, United Fire & Casualty, DuPont, Meredith, Pepsi Americas, Skyworks, UAL, Yum Brands, Terex, EMC, PepsiCo, Rockwell Collins, Whirlpool and others with varied earnings forecasts. Crude oil hit a record 117 dollars, and the dollar weakened versus major currencies.
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Caterpillar
Dow
Microsoft
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Iowa
Lee Enterprises
United Fire & Casualty Co
Cedar Rapids
Treasury Department
DuPont
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Meredith Corp
Des Moines
Pepsi Americas
Brokaw Vending
Pepsi Cola
Janet Wilhelm Q A Cedar Rapids festival executive director bio
Janet Wilhelm 42 executive director Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival. active Junior League and Downtown Rotary. board member Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Prior job at Plaza Theater Cedar Rapids box office. Values integrity and honesty guiding career. Spends spare time with family outdoors and traveling. Planning 30th Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival.
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Janet Wilhelm
Cedar Rapids
Airline Fares Subject to Taxes and Limited Dates
Fares shown exclude taxes and fees and depend on off peak midweek travel. Limited flight dates and times are available.
Pelican street sweeper operates slowly through spring cleanup
Iowa Life notes the Pelican scrubber clears debris at about 5 mph with rotating brushes and a center roller feeding debris into a hopper. Driver McArtor recalls long winter delays and limited rain days, while the vehicle reaches 20 mph with brushes up. A red Pontiac runs a stop sign nearby during the scene.
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McArtor
Pelican
Kennedy High School
42Nd Street
Virginia Gay Hospital Campaign Expands Renovations in Mid May
A $1.75 million pledge drive advances to fund long term care, cardiac monitoring and new boilers at Virginia Gay Hospital with a 22 month construction plan. Virginia Gay Trust adds 1 million and a 5.6 million loan supports enlarging the emergency room and patient rooms.
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Mike
Keith
John
Virginia Gay
Virginia Gay Hospital
Benton County
St. Luke’s
Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Brent
Linn County Trails Linking Hoover and Ely Trails
Linn County Conservation Board advances the Hoover Nature Trail link to Ely connecting with Johnson County trails. Deputy director Dennis Goemaat notes costs are lower here, and the project, funded by a grant, aims to create a major destination trail attracting more visitors as part of a broader Corridor network.
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Johnson County
Goemaat
Linn County Trails Association
Ely
Rettig
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