ImOn chairman joins Ready Wireless board in Cedar Rapids
Steve Gray, chair of ImOn Communications, Cedar Rapids, joins Ready Wireless board of directors in Hiawatha and will serve as senior business adviser. A 25 year telecom veteran, he also chairs Security Coverage in Cedar Rapids, a security software and PC support firm. Dennis Henderson, Ready Wireless president and CEO, says Gray’s expertise will aid rapid growth.
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Steve Gray
ImOn Communications
Cedar Rapids
Ready Wireless
Gray
Dennis Henderson
AEGON Sony Life Insurance JV Approved in Japan
AEGON and Sony Life win final regulatory approval for a 50-50 joint venture named AEGON Sony Life Insurance Co. Ltd. to launch later this year. The firm will start with variable annuity products sold through Sony Life’s Lifeplanner staff and via banks and other financial institutions. The venture broadens AEGON’s Asian operations.
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AEGON
Sony Life
Aegon Sony Life Insurance Co. Ltd
Asia
Wall Street mostly lower as Intel outlook steadies rally
Nasdaq rose as Intel provided a brighter outlook but broad market indices slipped. The Dow dropped 36,438 points to 9,544.20, the S&P 500 fell 2.05 to 1,028.93, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.04 to 2,028.77.
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Intel Corp
Standard & Poor
Home incomes stagnate amid job losses and wage pressure
U S household incomes remain essentially flat as 6.7 million jobs disappeared since the December 2007 recession. Consumers face reduced purchasing power as companies cut costs by enforcing unpaid days off and part time work.
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United States
ITC Midwest to move HQ to Palmer Building in Cedar Rapids
ITC Midwest LLC will relocate its 82 250 square foot downtown Cedar Rapids headquarters to the Palmer Building at 123 Fifth St SE becoming the sole tenant. The move is planned in the first two weeks of October with about 40 employees. The decision signals downtown recovery from the Cedar River flood and strengthens ties to Interstate Power and Light Co. and other local business.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
ITC Midwest LLC
Alliant Energy Transmission System
Iowa
Palmer Building
ITC Midwest
Fifth St. SE
ITC
Town Centre
Third Ave
Cedar River
Doug Collins
Interstate Power and Light Co
Doug Neumann
Neumann
Bud Select bike tour debuts at Williamsburg bar show
Williamsburg bar owner John Donahue unveils a $28,000 Bud Select themed Harley built with artwork by Scott Takes. The 1999 Road King Classic will tour with Dell Distributing and Doll Distributing backing promotional events, including today’s charity unveiling at Sundown Bar & Grill featuring live music and a cookout.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Illiamsburg
Williamsburg
John Donahue
Sturgis
Donahue
Bud Select
Cedar Rapids
Scott Takes
Underground Art
Second Ave
Takes
Dell Distributing
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Grinnell
Budweiser
Scott Doll
Doll Distributing
Doll
Colton
E. State St
David
Dewitte
Gazcomm.com
Sloslarek
the Gazette
Casey Fleming Sands
Cassill Auto Body
Sundown Bar & Grill
Scott
Whirlpool to close Indiana plant amid cuts in demand
Whirlpool Corp will close its Evansville Indiana refrigerator factory eliminating 1100 jobs by mid 2010. Top freezer models will move to Mexico or possibly Fort Smith Arkansas while icemaker production and the Evansville PDC may be relocated or kept. The Benton Harbor company aims to trim excess capacity as demand for big ticket appliances falls and maintains its 2009 earnings outlook of 3.50 to 4.00 a share.
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Benton Harbor, Mich
Whirlpool Corp
Evansville
Ind
Whirlpool
Mexico
Benton Harbor
Jill Saletta
Middle Amana
Maytag
Fort Smith
Ark
Saletta
City Wire
al Holiday
North American Manufacturing
Erin McKracken
Evansville Courier & Press
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Ready Wireless Board
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Intel
C.R
Bankers Trust
Indiana
David DeWitte
Hillsbank.com
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