Iowa employers report skilled labor gap not general shortage
Eastern Iowa employers say the shortage is not in overall unemployment but in specific technical skills. Quaker Oats and General Mills cite electricians and machinists as hard to hire while Kirkwood Community College notes targeted on‑the‑job training. NAM Towers Perrin findings show high rejection rates for basic skills and reading, math, and problem solving weaknesses across U.S. manufacturers.
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NASD early session trades light as European demand eyed
Trading volume in NASD's Nasdaq International session was tiny at 106,800 shares versus over 130 million in the regular OTC day. A string of global finance notes follows from oil training visits, corporate restructuring, farm diplomacy, and real estate vacancy trends.
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Cedar Rapids Rail Co Offices Take Shape In New Complex
Progress on a 600000 square foot Cedar Rapids building at 12th Street and Wilson Avenue SW advances for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co CRANDIC IE Barge Services and IEI Container Services. Completion is slated around March 1. Mike Tomash of Iowa City from Olympic Wall Systems welds supports for windows.
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Raytheon posts 9.9 percent quarterly earnings gain
Raytheon Co reports 9.9 percent jump in Q4 1991 earnings to 157.8 million or 2.37 per share on 2.42 billion in sales. Full year profits reach 591.8 million or 8.95 per share on 9.27 billion in sales. Backlog stands at 5.75 billion. Raytheon cites commercial diversity and cost cuts including 5,000 job reductions.
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Metropolitan Life to Buy Executive Life in $70 Million Deal
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co has agreed to acquire roughly half of Executive Life Insurance Co of New York for up to 70 million dollars. The deal, awaiting court approval, would transfer annuity and life operations with about 1.4 billion in combined assets and restore 100 cents on the dollar to about 100 000 policyholders while remaining under regulatory oversight.
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Quietest market session drags Dow and stocks lower
Stock prices drifted in the quietest session of the year with the Dow down to 3,254.03 after a 10.95 drop. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange eased to about 180.87 million shares as investors weighed higher rates and shifts from growth to cyclicals while MLK day closures limited activity.
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