Docktor Pet Centers Aims to Double Growth in Five Years
Docktor Pet Centers Inc led by Leslie Charm and partners rescued the chain from near collapse in 1972. From 125 stores to about 250, the Wilmington based company markets pets in regional malls and plans further expansion while facing animal welfare scrutiny. Charm defends sourcing while noting a cash back guarantee for unhealthy animals.
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Boston
Leslie Charm
Charm
Docktor Pet Centers Inc
Docktor Pet
Gene Kohn
Carl Youngman
Milton Docktor
Philadelphia
Harvard Business School
Prudential Insurance Co
Massachusetts
Docktor’s
Robert Baker
The
Humane Society of the United States
Midwest
Baker
Docktor Pet Center
William Cherkasky
International Franchise Association
Fed expected to hold rates steady amid transition
Fed watchers say Chair Paul Volcker will push for a steady course at this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Analysts expect no changes to credit conditions as Alan Greenspan prepares to succeed Volcker after his Aug. 6 term ends.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Fed
Federal Open Market Committee
Central Bank
Ture
Volcker
Reagan
Alan Greenspan
Congress
Greenspan
Auto Sales and Economic Reports This Week
This week features June auto sales and a Monday forecast, a Thursday money supply report, and a Friday producer price index update. In local events, the Cedar Rapids Iowa City chapter of NABWC meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. after a 5:30 p.m. Science Station tour, followed by CRIABWA ABWA meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. with Jennifer Cobb as guest speaker.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
National Association of Women In Construction
Charles
Science Station
Criabwa
American Business Women’s Association
Hoover Room
Roosevelt Hotel
Jennifer Cobb
Founder's family to take private Southland in 2.7B deal
JT Acquisition Corp led by John P. Thompson Jere W. Thompson and Joe C. Thompson Jr. will acquire Southland Corp parent of 7-Eleven. The tender offers 77 dollars per share for common stock and 90.27 for convertible preferred, followed by a merger converting shares to cash and new exchangeable preferred stock. Financing includes 2.725 billion in bank commitments and 600 million bridge funds.
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Dallas
Southland Corp
Southland
7-Eleven
Thompson Co
JT Acquisition Corp
New York Stock Exchange
Thompson
Southland Common
JT Acquisition
Citicorp Industrial Credit Inc
Bankers Trust Co
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Security Pacific National Bank
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America
Les
Wes Ralston
Skogman Ralston Insurance
First Avenue
Iowa
Te Berteell Fisher Leischman
Financial Services A
Devon
Bertel Fisher & Flewtman
Amana Colonies Golf Course, Inc
Thomas }. Berthel
Berthel
Berthel Fisher & Fleischman Financial Services
Second Street
Steve King
Bill Rinderknecht
Millhiser Smith Agency, Inc
Kista
Oakland Road
Bart Puch
R.G. Dickinson & Co
Des Moines, Iowa
Berteel Fisher Leischman
Financial Services Inc
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
American Investors Group
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Securities
Des Moines
Arnet-Mccabe & Co., Inc
Mt. Pleasant
Schoff & Baxter, Inc
Burlington, Iowa
Jim
Cole
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