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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 2002

Page

31

Retirement plans amid market drops prompt reader input

The Gazette solicits readers who have taken early retirement or reconsidered plans due to sharp recent investment losses. Share experiences and general financial details by calling George Ford at 319 398 8366 or Dave DeWitte at 319 398 8317.

the Gazette George Ford Dave DeWitte

Small firms favor land lines over cell service

A survey of 591 US small and home based businesses finds 67 percent fear land line disruption more than wireless loss while 17 percent worry about spotty cell service. Email outages and crashed websites rank third and fourth in perceived disasters.

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CEOs blamed for accounting scandals say peers are at fault

A Tec International survey of about 800 American small to mid sized firms finds just under 75 percent hold CEOs directly responsible for Enron Adelphia and WorldCom scandals. Sixty nine percent blame CEOs not CFOs or auditors while 82 percent see a few visible chief executives as the cause not a systemic problem.

Tec International Enron Adelphia WorldCom Securities and Commission Arthur Andersen Gazette Wire Services

New Pioneer co op faces storm as debts mount

The New Pioneer Co op on Van Buren Street faces a cash crunch with debts of 2.55 million and 451000 in Coralville inventory. Management proposes higher member fees and a revised budget to fund renovations and return to profitability, backed by plans unveiled May 24.

New Pioneer Co-op Expands at Coralville Bakehouse and Iowa City Stores

The New Pioneer Co-op operates 9,500 square feet in Coralville and 4,300 square feet more than its Iowa City location at 22 S. Van Buren. Three members pay a $60 share with no annual fees. members shop at shelf prices while non members pay a 5 percent surcharge. Founded in 1970 as a natural foods buying club, it moved to Iowa City in the late 1970s and occupied the building fully by 1986 after an attempted Cedar Rapids expansion. The Bakehouse opened in 1995 in Coralville and later moved to the current Coralville building.

Frank Gluck Gazette Owa City New Pioneer Co-op Jason Thrasher New Pioneer Co-Op Buzz Orr Justin Nemitz Iowa City Coralville New Pioneer Co-op & Bakehouse City Center Square Highway 6 West Second St S. van Buren St The Natural Foods Buying Club Cedar Rapids Pioneer Bakehouse Coralville Strip

Olsen twins expand billion dollar brand with Wal-Mart line

The 16 year old Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, founders of Dualstar Entertainment, aim to reach $1 billion in sales this year as they launch a teen apparel line with Wal-Mart. They plan further growth overseas in France Germany Mexico and Japan and expand into women infants and boys clothing.

Ashley Mary-Kate Olsen Wal-Mart Stores Inc Fayetteville Ark ABC Anne D'Innocenzio Associated Press New York Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen Dualstar Entertainment Group Wal-Mart Inc France Germany Mexico Japan Canada Great Britain Wal-Mart

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