Roundup Ready corn raises market and cost concerns
Iowa farmer Miller discusses Roundup Ready corn not accepted in European markets while soybeans and Bt corn cope well overseas. He notes higher production costs, no-till savings, and reliance on government payments as farmers shift toward value added processing and ethanol plants.
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Ainsworth
Miller
United States
Japan
Iowa
Patty Judge
StarLink
Iowa State University Extension
Agri
Aid offered as workers seek relief after layoffs at SpecCast
In January Dave Bell of SpecCast Inc reported shrinking orders from a slowing economy. Sixteen workers were laid off and began applying for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits. The Labor Department found pewter imports and overseas production pressures justified aid, though none had applied yet. seven workers were rehired.
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Dyersville
Dave Bell
SpecCast Inc
Bell
U.S. Labor Department
Paul Fuerst
Dubuque
Labor Department
U.S
Fuerst
SpecCast
ATA to Replace Jets Move Toward More Scheduled Flights
ATA plans to shift from mostly charter work to increased scheduled flights, aiming for 75 percent scheduled service within three years. The transition follows a 1999 profit, a $15.7 million loss last year due to fuel and maintenance costs for aging Boeing 727s, with 737 replacements expected to cut operating costs. The carrier faces pilot salary unrest as it modernizes its fleet and expands routes from LaGuardia and elsewhere.
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United States
Hlavacek
Amtran
ATA
Air Line Pilots’ Association
Smith
Air
ATA Becomes 10th Largest U.S. Airline in 2001 Q1
American Trans Air moves from charter to passenger focus, ranking tenth by first quarter 2001 passenger miles. United lines show the shift, with ATA crews embracing global missions and an analyst noting a balanced mix of scheduled and charter service via the Midway hub and upgraded fleet.
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American Trans Air
U.S
United
Ray Neidl
ING Barings
ATA
John Tague
J. George Mikelsons
Chicago
Midway Airport
Last class of TWA flight attendants graduates
Molly Benedict, 22, earns microbiology and chemistry degree from Brigham Young University and joins her mother as a TWA flight attendant amid American Airlines acquisition plans. The article notes the end of TWA as a standalone brand and outlines transition steps, uniforms, and schedule demands for new flight attendants.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. Louis
Molly Benedict
Paris
Egypt
Molly
Juliana
Trans World Airlines
London
Starlight Express
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
TWA
Mom
TWA Airlines LLC
Juliana Benedict
American Airlines
American
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