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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2005
Page
20
Clipper Windpower Inc will accept resumes online for jobs at its proposed Cedar Rapids plant. Send resumes to jobs clipperwind.com or visit the site, select employment opportunities, then click here to send us your resume.
Frontier Ethanol LLC breaks ground for an ethanol plant near Gowrie with a capacity of 60 million gallons annually from over 21 million bushels of locally grown corn. The facility, designed by Broin Companies of Sioux Falls, marks the fifth Iowa plant and 22nd in the U.S. for Broin. Weyerhaeuser Co reports strong first quarter earnings, nearly doubling due to higher sales and lower costs, with net income of $239 million and revenue of $5.55 billion. Cedar Rapids based Weyerhaeuser also operates a corrugated container plant in northeast Cedar Rapids. A Cedar Rapids company ranks No. 52 on Inner City 100 list. Raining Rose, at 407 Ninth Ave. SE, makes all natural lip balms and soaps, posting $1.6 million revenue in 2003 and five-year sales growth of 436 percent, employing 20 people.
Sharp Electronics recalls about 373000 27 inch conventional tube televisions after reports of a fire hazard. Mahwah New Jersey plant has 23 fires and more than $20000 in damage, no reported injuries. Models affected are 27RS50 27RS100 and CSR5027. Consumers should unplug sets and call 1 800 291 4289 or visit Sharp's site for free repairs.
Wal-Mart plans a 200,000 square foot Supercenter in Marion to open January 2006 and a 100,000 square foot store in Anamosa set for March 2006, with additional projects in Maquoketa Waverly Independence and a $4 million Sam's upgrade in Cedar Rapids. The company argues its pay and benefits support more full-time workers, while critics question local economic impact and union efforts.
Iowa employers added 2,500 non farm jobs in March, led by 600 in construction and 400 in financial and business services, trade, and manufacturing. Unemployment fell slightly in some counties. Burlington had the highest state rate at 7.8 percent. U.S. jobless rate eased to 5.2 percent.
The market rebound sparked by Nokia and Motorola earnings and news of NYSE Archipelago merger boosted the Dow 206.24 points to 10,218.60, Nasdaq up 48.65 amid mixed dollar and commodity moves. Advancers outpaced decliners about 3 to 1 as traders priced in improved earnings prospects.
Eighty wild horses from the Western states will be auctioned and offered for adoption at the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo Saturday and Sunday. Viewing starts at 1 p.m. with auctions 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday and adoptions 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Adoption requires sturdy 6 foot high corrals shelter and transport. Most horses are yearlings and priced at 125 dollars. Paints and buckskins draw higher bids.
Qwest Communications submitted a revised offer of 9.74 billion dollars in cash and stock for MCI, about 2 billion more than Verizon’s bid. The plan adds 1 billion in financing and positions Qwest’s bid as its best and final, with MCI reviewing the proposal amid a long running battle among the carriers.
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