Market Steady Amid Tax Cut News and Mixed Results
Wall Street closed narrowly mixed as traders booked profits from a three day rally and eyed Bush tax proposals. The Dow fell 32.98 to 8740.59 while the Nasdaq rose 10.25 to 1431.57 amid mixed volume and breadth. Gateway warned of a larger fourth quarter loss and potential charges, United Airlines won pilot pay cuts, and Pella plans a 1.7 million expansion in Clear Lake with a city grant application.
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Qwest Expands Long-Distance Service to Eight States
Qwest Communications begins offering long-distance service in Iowa and seven other states as part of a $10-billion annual market push. The move ends a three-year regulatory hold and aims to unify local and long-distance billing on one plan.
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Nintendo unveils Game Boy Advance SP handheld
Nintendo introduces the Game Boy Advance SP a wallet sized handheld with a front lit screen and clamshell design. The device uses the same CPU as the Game Boy Advance supports about 1000 games and will retail for 99.95 dollars in the United States.
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Blairs town Ethanol Plant Reopens Under New Ownership
The Sunrise Energy Cooperative asset renamed 78th Street Ethanol LLC reopens in Blairstown with 70 percent owned by APL Biopurification Technologies and 30 percent by Sunrise Ethanol LLC. New manager Jason Knaack says the $10 million facility runs at 112 percent capacity, producing 5.5 million gallons of ethanol annually and 55,000 tons of wet distillers grain for animal feed. The bankrupted Sunrise Energy Corp filed Chapter 7 in 2002 with assets of $104,000 and liabilities of $6.7 million.
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Factory orders fall 0.8 percent in November
U S factory orders dropped 0.8 percent in November from October, the third decline in four months, as manufacturing remains weak though some forecasters see modest future growth. The Commerce Department data come as ISM reports indicate December activity improving after a four month slowdown.
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C R Realtor to offer tax appeals help alliance formed
Cedar Rapids based Iowa Realty Commercial joins with Property Tax Advisory Group of Overland Park to assist commercial property owners in appealing tax assessments due around month end. Vanguard Appraisals handles inspections for preparing assessments and fees are paid directly to PTAG by owners.
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