Earnings season rolls on with Iowa firms reporting
Eastern Iowa companies begin a busy earnings week with United Fire and Casualty Cedar Rapids reporting Q4 results a loss of about eight cents per share analysts anticipate. Deere Macerich JC Penney and Target due to post quarterly profits and revenues while Qwest and Intermec face varied results.
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Marion Economic Development Co
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Brian Tharp profile highlights career drive and values
Brian Tharp age 34 is general manager at Janda Motor Services Cedar Proton reaims duties supervising nine mechanics two machinists and an assistant. He values family honesty and 110 percent effort and plans to stay with Janda amid company growth while enjoying NASCAR camping fishing and a 1966 Ford Mustang.
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Offshoring reshapes Lexington furniture town dynamics
Lexington Home Brands chief Bob Stec argues imports saved the firm as U.S. wood furniture shifts surge overseas. The piece notes a Timberlake clash over Made in USA, industry trends showing imports at about 55 percent of U.S. wood furniture, and ongoing plant closures affecting North Carolina jobs. It cites Vaughan-Bassett and other makers as examples of domestic effort with overseas input.
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