Heartland Express to add 1000 Wabash trailers this year
Heartland Express, after a tractor fleet upgrade last quarter, will receive 1000 new Wabash trailers as it sells 2002 to 2006 models. The company posted 5.6 percent revenue growth to 134.8 million and 11.5 percent net income rise to 16.6 million in the quarter ended March 31. Kirkwood Community College is among 120 colleges named by the Aspen Institute to compete for the 1 million Aspen Prize.
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Microsoft sells AOL patents to Facebook for 550 million
Microsoft, which bought AOL patents for 1 billion, agrees to sell about 650 of the 925 AOL patents and applications to Facebook for 550 million. Facebook will also receive a license to use the remaining AOL patents held by Microsoft.
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Cedar Crest Manufacturing gets six month extension on incentives
The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved a six month extension for Cedar Crest Manufacturing of Cedar Rapids under the enterprise zone program. The company may substitute 370,000 in lease payments for machinery purchases as part of the contract modification. Spokeswoman Tina Hoffman, Gazette Associated Press reports.
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Entrepreneur remembered for vision and community impact
Robert Worley 78, Cedar Rapids entrepreneur, built Worley Companies into a multi service warehousing and logistics firm with 400 workers and 3 million square feet. First major client Quaker Oats helped launch growth. company earned 2006 Howard Hall Excellence in Business award. Worley died in Fort Myers Florida. survived by wife Charlotte and sons Blaine and Brandt who continue the business.
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Multigenerational Homes Boom In Florida Developments
Builders target multigenerational living with separate living quarters in new Florida homes. Pulte and GL Homes report success in Palm Beach County. Lennar plans Miami area builds. Toll Brothers offers add ons. Census data show a 30 percent rise 2000 to 2010 in such households, with costlier, larger designs. The Jupiter example features a 700 square foot grand retreat with private entry and kitchenette at about 75 000 extra.
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Muscatine residents sue GPC over pollution impact
Eleven Muscatine area residents sue Grain Processing Corp alleging health risks and property damage from repeated environmental law violations. The suit targets air emissions near the 1600 Oregon St. factory, seeks class action status for about 6,500 households and 17,000 residents within a 3 mile radius, and notes EPA labeling as a high priority violator.
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