Durable goods orders rise in March boosting growth signals
U.S. durable goods orders climbed 2.6 percent in March led by broad gains across categories. Core capital goods orders, a proxy for business spending plans, rose 2.2 percent, with shipments up 1.0 percent, signaling stronger second quarter activity despite a weak first quarter.
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U.S
Commerce Department
Reuters
Iowa entrepreneurs expect to hire more workers in six months
Survey results from the Entrepreneurs' Organization show 59 percent of Iowa companies with at least $1 million in revenue plan to hire more full-time staff and 54 percent expect more part-time workers. Overall optimism about starting new businesses remains high.
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Iowa
Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Tim Danley
Litterst
Asia
Europe
Wayne State College
Nebraska
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
St. Olaf
China
McWilliams
Meredith to end regular publication of Ladies' Home Journal
Meredith Corporation will cease regular publication of Ladies' Home Journal based in Des Moines and shift subscribers and advertisers to other titles. The 130 year old magazine will continue online and as stand-alone SIPs, with staff cuts and a $9.3 million trademark write down.
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Des Moines
National
Lacy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ida McKinley
Man Ray
John Steinbeck
Meredith
Sips
Sensor pianos redefine learning by recording data, not sound
Osip Nikiforov uses a Disklavier piano to record performance data for Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1. Yamaha promotes remote auditions via cloud storage, linking 18 U.S. universities and 28 sites with plans to expand to 50 universities.
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Osip Nikiforov
Chopin
Nikiforov
Yamaha Corp
Stella Sick
Hamline University
St. Paul
Minn
Sick
Yamaha
U.S
George Litterst
Massachusetts
Russia
University of Minnesota
Ing
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Kent McWilliams
St. Olaf