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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 2007
Page
7
Stocks rebound as buyout news hints deal fever remains strong and Merck profits beat estimates. The Dow adds 92.34 points to 13,943.42, the S&P 500 gains 7.46 to 1,541.56, and the Nasdaq climbs 2.98 to 2,690.58.
VeraSun Energy Corp plans to acquire three ethanol plants from USAllyances Biofuels LLC for 725 million dollars. The plants in Linden Indiana Bloongburg Ohio and Albion Nebraska have 110 million gallons per year capacity and are complete or under construction. CEO Don Endres says the purchase yields immediate capacity and revenue at near build cost. ConocoPhillips teams with Peabody Energy to develop a coal to gas substitute facility in the Midwest using E-GAS tech. Location TBD and design and economic assessment due early 2008.
ConAgra Foods Inc owner of J.M. Swank said it has acquired New York based Alexia Foods Inc a privately held natural foods company. Terms were not disclosed. Alexia founded in 2002 by chef Alex Dzieduzczyck generates about 35 million in annual sales and will continue operating from its Long Island City offices.
A random survey of gas prices in the Corridor shows average costs as of yesterday afternoon. Prices are rounded to the nearest cent for consistency across stations.
High gas prices do not curb demand, with Iowa metro areas averaging $3.10 per gallon in mid-June to mid-July as gasoline production hits a monthly high of 9.3 million barrels per day in June. Demand reaches 9.6 million barrels per day in early 2007, while supply disruptions and refinery outages temper prices yet keep consumer use strong.
Mindy Lenz 19 in glittery flip flops helps with cattle at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City while her sister Randi shows hogs. The fair runs Monday through Thursday with activities including a new fish display by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and a note on weigh in delays in the pig barn.
SEC official Jack McCreery warns investors about online scams touting little known stocks at 20 cents a share that could surge to 2 dollars. He notes bogus sites and serial scams that push false financials and urge immediate credit card payments. The SEC halted 35 small company trades in March amid spam and fake investment pitches.
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