Wall Street Gains Lift Tech Firms Drive indexes Higher
Technology earnings boost stocks with the Nasdaq up 2.1 percent and the Dow at a three year high, led by Intel. The Dow closes at 12 453 54 up 186 79 points while the Nasdaq reaches 2802 51 and the S P 500 climbs to 1330 36. In Cedar Rapids Coffeesmiths opens its third location Edgewood Station near Westdale Mall featuring a drive up window and Wi Fi. Work begins on a new Truck Country facility near The Eastern Iowa Airport expected to open in Q4 2011.
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New York
Intel Corp
Standard & Poor
Cedar Rapids
Coffeesmiths
Edgewood Station
Cost Cutters
Mike’s
Cedar Rapidswork
Iowa
McCoy Group
29Th Ave
Manufacturing Firm to Close Clinton Plant, 135 Jobs Cut
Tennessee based Thomas & Betts Corp will close its Clinton plant eliminating 135 positions due to dropped demand for electrical outlet boxes. The jobs will be phased out by August 1 as plants move closer to a distribution center in northeastern Mississippi.
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Clinton
Iowa
Thomas & Betts Corp
Tennessee
Mississippi
Patricia Bergeron
Proposed sex shop faces barriers in Iowa City
Julia Schaefer and Madison Montgomery struggle to find landlords willing to rent near downtown Iowa City for The Toolbox a sex shop planned to offer erotic literature candles and sex toys without porn or video booths They also face difficulty opening a business account with U S Bank citing policy choices They aim to open by late May or early June despite stigma and zoning limits.
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Or Gazette
Iowa City
Julia Schaefer
Madison Montgomery
Toolbox
Schaefer
Montgomery
U.S. Bank Corp
Amy Frantzi
Purge Week Spurs Office Decluttering Across LI
JVC Broadcasting chief John Caracciolo leads a spring cleanup at the Ronkonkoma office with two full Dumpsters removed. The drive aims to renew spaces and boost productivity as staff organize files and discard outdated items.
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N.Y
John Caracciolo
JVC Broadcasting Co
JVC
Ronkonkoma
Caracciolo
Long Island
Lorraine Kimmey
Blue Point
New federal rules boost refunds and delays protections
The U S Transportation Department announced new passenger protections to require refunds of bag fees when bags are lost and higher compensation for bumped travelers. The rules expand the four hour international tarmac delay limit and require advertised prices to include all fees and taxes.
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U.S. Transportation
Ray LaHood
United States
New York
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Transportation Department
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