Airlines push in flight Wi Fi grows on 711 planes in service
Airlines expand Wi Fi via Aircell Gogo on 711 aircraft with fees around 4.95 per flight segment. Delta leads with 355 planes online and more to come. AirTran Virgin America and others retrofit fleets while executives note strong passenger acceptance and demand.
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McClatchy
Hackensack
N.J
Hight Airlines
Aircell
Jay Sorenson
IdeaWorks
Sorenson
Kevin Mitchell
Business Travel Coalition
Gogo
Atlanta
San Antonio
Mitchell
AirTran Airways
Virgin America
Jessica Anselmi
Delta Air Lines
American Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
Tax break on old GM stock hinges on selling it
Investors fret over deducting losses from worthless old GM shares. Experts say only a 2009 sale triggers a tax write-off, since the IRS disallows declaring stock worthless while still held. The old GM stock was canceled during Chapter 11, complicating deductions for Detroit area holders.
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Cadillac
Lisk
General Motors
George W. Smith IV
George W. Smith & Co
Southfield
Mich
Internal Revenue Service
Securities and Exchange Commission
Motorsliquidation. Com
Tax tips on stock sales and GM relocation to Motors Liquidation
Tax rules for stock gains or losses noted with GM and Motors Liquidation MTLQQ. Guidance covers cost basis timing, long or short term holding, capital loss limits, and carryovers while GM restructures toward an IPO. Pink sheets trading for MTLQQ remains available with no loss yet until shares are sold.
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George W. Smith IV
George W. Smith & Co
Southfield
Google Finance
Bigcharts. Com
Motors
Wall Street
Pinksheets.com
Awards and safety honors span Iowa and national firms
EMC Insurance Cos. names Millhiser Smith Agency of Cedar Rapids a 2010 Leading Partner. ActionCOACH ranks No. 1 in Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500 for 2010 and No. 65 of top 500 franchises, up from No. 108 last year. Knutson Construction Services of Iowa City receives 2010 Safety Excellence Award from Master Builders of Iowa for workplace safety and best practices.
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EMC Insurance Cos
Millhiser Smith Agency of
Cedar Rapids
Actioncoach
Entrepreneur Magazine
Master Builders of
Iowa
Knutson Construction Services
Iowa City
Notable March Seminars on Estate Planning and Urban Chickens
Several public seminars and conferences are listed for March in Iowa. Topics include an estate planning program at Kirkwood Continuing Education Center with registration details and fees, urban chicken care in Iowa City, and the 2010 Emerging Technology Conference at the Coralville Marriott with speaker Chip Gliedman.
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Iowa State University Extension
Kirkwood Continuing Education Center
Kirkwood Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Extension Office
Seventh Ave
Marion
Extension.instate
Linn
New Pioneer
Iowa City
RSM McGladrey
Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
E. Ninth St
Coralville
Chip Gliedman
Forrester Research
Rsmmcgladrey
Cristina Hurley
Cristina
Hurley
Rsmi
Entrepreneurial Development Center
Regional business events and community programs listed
A roundup of upcoming sessions and notices includes a March 9 networking event at the Cedar Rapids EDC and a March 25 seminar in Coralville on protecting business assets. Also covered are Health and wellness talks at Elmcrest and Hy-Vee Cedar Rapids, a Des Moines office opening by Neumann Monson Architects, Blue Distinction designations for Mercy Cedar Rapids, Rockwell Collins Green Communities grants, the Emily Helms Goodwill award nominations, and the Johnson County Retired School Personnel and West Side Insurance Association meetings.
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Elmcrest Country Club
Cedar Rapids
Joe Collins
Stephanie Mellor
Edgewood Road
Powerthinkers.com
Rockwell Collins
Rockwellcollins.com
Emily Helms
Edgar J. Helms
Goodwill Industries
Boston
Goodwill of the Heartland
Johnson
Linn
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Goodwillheartland.org
Johnson County Retired School Personnel Association
Iowa City
Johnson County
Marty Kelly
West Side Insurance Association
Vinton St
Palo
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Brad Garlinghouse
Yahoo
BetaBlue
Etroit
Detroit
Shirley Lisk
Fenton, Mich
Susan Tompor
Detroit Free Press
New York Stock Exchange
EDC
Second St. SE
Suite 212
McKee, Voorhees & Sease
Coralville Holiday Inn Express
25Th Ave
Ipmvs.com
Neumann Monson Architects
Des Moines
Wellmark
Blue Cross
Mercy Medical Center
10Th St
Alliant Energy
H&r
Virginia E. Jensen
Rockwell
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