Dow ends record run as market pauses in January rally
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 35.41 to 6726.88 ending a four-day streak of record highs. Volume reached 525.02 million shares with marginal decliners outpacing advancers. In Eastern Iowa stocks Hon Industries rose to 36 and Penwest to 19 while GE and Kodak, Deere, P&G, United Technologies, and Weyerhaeuser dropped.
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Wilshire Associates
Deere & Company brings in Dubuque volunteers to aid Waterloo plant
About 30 Deere Dubuque employees began work in Waterloo on January 6 to help meet production goals. Retirees are asked to return, adding short-term help over permanent hiring that started in 1996, with about 200 permanent hires in progress.
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Deere Dubuque
Gayle Lundeen
Deere
Lundeen
FDA Approves Nicotine Urine Test for On-Site Use
The FDA cleared DynaGen Inc to market NicCheck I to measure tobacco use and aid cessation planning. Sold to physicians and health workers, the test needs a doctor’s prescription and delivers results in about 15 minutes at a wholesale price under $2.
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DynaGen Inc
Cambridge
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Recall Warns On Binky Newborn Pacifiers And Mobiles
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announces a recall of 13 000 Binky Newborn Orthodontic Pacifiers and 26 000 Baby Buzz stretch mobiles. Both items fail federal safety standards and pose strangulation risk. No injuries reported. Return to retailers for refunds.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Binky-Griptight Inc
Wallington
N.J
Division Sales Inc
Chicago
Baby Buzz
IES merger clears hurdle in three-way utility deal
IES Industries reports a major merger hurdle cleared with Interstate Power Co and WPL Holdings. FERC finds no market power concerns. hearings may address generation power issues. About 75 IES Utilities employees face job changes or losses as reorganization proceeds.
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IES Industries Inc
IES Utilities Inc
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IES Industries
Cedar Rapids
Interstate Power Co
Dubuque
WPL Holdings Inc
Madison, Wis
Lee Liu
FERC
Interstate Energy
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Justice Department
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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IES Utilities
Diane Ramsey
Ramsey
Fed seeks extra day to clear local checks in banks
The Federal Reserve asks Congress to extend the funds availability from two to three business days, arguing three days are needed to verify checks. Critics warn the change could cost consumers millions in bounced check fees and subsidies for banks. The Fed notes fraud checks and paper-based clearance slow the process.
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Cedar Rapids Holiday Inn Rebrands as Days Inn Conference Center
After 34 years the Holiday Inn & Holidome at 2501 Williams Blvd SW became Days Inn Conference Center on Jan 1. Signs appeared recently. grand opening to follow remodel. The Jupiter Lounge becomes Torch Stop, Greenery Restaurant renamed Courtyard Cafe. A new Holiday Inn Express opened nearby, with another planned.
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Williams Blvd
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IDM Management
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16Th Avenue
Williams Boulevard
Holiday Inn Worldwide
Atlanta
Bob Harrison
Harrison
Donation completes funding for rural safety center in Iowa
A Dubuque area business donation will top off the National Education Center for Agriculture Safety at Peosia, funded by NICC and the National Safety Council. Construction starts in April with completion planned for October, training 500 to 1,000 people annually including farmers nurses and first responders.
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Dubuque Area
National Education Center For Agriculture Safety
Peosia
Northeast Iowa Community College
NICC
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National Safety Council
Iowa
Rod Bakke
America
Bakke
Pension search finds 275 missing retirees nationwide
The PBGC and Labor Department launched an Internet Pension Search Directory on Dec 3 to locate about 3,000 people owed $10 million in benefits from terminated plans. By Jan 13, 275 individuals in 41 states were identified, including Arlene Johannes of Earlville, linked to Armstrong's in Dubuque.
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Pension Insurance Agency
Labor Department
Pension Benefits Guaranty Corp
PBGC
Arlene Johannes
Earlville
Armstrong’s Department Store
Dubuque
Johan
Gazette Neighbors page invites service clubs to send notices
The Neighbors column in The Gazette requests reader clubs to send event notices and service function details. It provides mailing instructions to Neighbors, P.O. Box 511, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406.
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