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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 2007
Page
10
Wall Street ended a fractional session modestly up as Cisco Systems issued a strong sales forecast boosting tech shares. The Dow rose 0.56 points to 12,666.87 while the Nasdaq Composite gained 19.01 to 2,490.50 as advancers outpaced decliners about 3 to 1 on the NYSE.
MidAmerican Energy Co. will invest about 120 million this year to upgrade its electric distribution system in Des Moines. The program, running since 2000, averages 106 million annually and varies with customer growth and government projects. Rates will not be increased to fund the investment.
Alliant Energy Corp through Interstate Power Light sells electric distribution and natural gas assets in Illinois to Jo Carroll Energy Inc. The cooperative serves Jo Daviess Carroll and Whiteside counties. Net proceeds about 28 million. Also via Wisconsin Power & Light sells South Beloit Water Gas and Electric assets to Rock County Electric Cooperative Association. Buyer serves Wisconsin and Illinois. net proceeds about 23 million.
Labor Department approves a new Job Corps Center to open in late 2010 in Ottumwa Iowa. Grassley identifies Wapello County and Indian Hills Community College as leaders winning the national competition. Center will offer academic help and career technical training.
Aquila Natural Gas will sell its 149000 customer Iowa gas utility to Black Hills Corp as part of a 940 million cash transaction that includes Aquila operations in Colorado Kansas and Nebraska. The move follows Aquila's ongoing losses and its pending acquisition by Great Plains Energy. Black Hills plans to keep Aquila staff and Iowa offices and to gain scale with the addition of eastern Iowa communities. The transfer requires Iowa Utilities Board approval with an 80 day timeline for a reorganization petition.
Michael Kraig of the Stanley Foundation and David Taft of the Natural Resources Defense Council spoke at Cornell College and the University of Iowa as part of an energy security tour. They urged reducing oil dependence and vetting candidates on climate policy, warning against abrupt Middle East oil cuts and urging economic diversification.
Whirlpool Corp reports a 14 percent fall in fourth quarter earnings as weak U S appliance demand and a loss from discontinued operations weigh on results. Revenue rises 25 percent to about 5.0 billion, helped by Maytag acquisition and international growth.
A reader asks why banks pay different savings rates from 0.25 percent on a custodial account to 5.3 percent on local CDs while big lenders offer 4.8 percent. The explanation: banks adjust rates based on lending demand, funding needs, and cross selling. Higher rates attract deposits when lending is strong. otherwise banks steer money to more profitable products or avoid costs of small accounts.
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