Wall Street Extends Rally as Dow Tops 10,500
Uplifted by stronger economic news, the Dow Jones climbs 140.88 to 10,574.29 with the Nasdaq at 1,890.40. HP and Compaq win FTC approval for a $22 billion merger, while Moody's cuts Qwest debt ratings to near junk. Cedarapids lands a $5.1 million Army order in Cedar Rapids. Sunny Fresh Foods plans an $11 million expansion in Mason City. A regional seminar on alternative agriculture is set for Maquoketa.
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Weyerhaeuser
Heartland
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Sunny Fresh Foods
Mason City
Dennis Darnell
Sunny Fresh
Harkin accuses Dorr of falsifying documents in farm subsidy case
Senate hearing on Tom Dorr nomination as assistant secretary of rural development uncovers questions over subsidy practices at Pine Grove Farm and Dorr family trusts. Dorr denies wrongdoing while Harkin and Grassley press for full accounting and confirmation decision.
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FSA
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Hills Bank Opens Full Service Cedar Rapids Branch
Hills Bank expands in Cedar Rapids with a new 7,200 square foot full service branch at 3610 Williams Blvd SW in Westwood Plaza. Tracy Stotler leads a 14 member staff offering drive up banking and extended hours until 6 pm on weekdays and Saturday mornings. The facility was built by Kleiman Construction and is Hills Bank's 11th location, joining other new Westdale Mall area branches from Banklown Collins and Farmers State Bank Mari0n.
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Gander Mountain
P&G to shift Clairol production to Iowa City plant this summer
Procter & Gamble will move Clairol hair care production including Herbal Essences Aussie Daily Defense and Infusium 23 to its Iowa City facility beginning this summer from Stamford Connecticut. Stamford will stop North American production though will keep hair color and body wash.
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McLeodUSA to Sell CapRock Services in Asset Drift
McLeodUSA announces a plan to sell its CapRock Services unit as it sheds non core assets to reverse losses. CapRock provides satellite telecom and managed services to oil operators in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico with offices in New Orleans Lafayette Aberdeen Scotland. Genesis Park and The Riverside Company would lead the buyer group.
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McLeodusa
Bryce Nemitz
CapRock Communications Corp
Arkansas
Louisiana
Okla
Iowa FFA Enrichment Center plans unveiled in Cedar Rapids
A $10 million capital campaign launches for an Iowa FFA Enrichment Center to train future agribusiness leaders. The 60,000 square foot complex on five acres near I 80 in Altoona will include labs, conference rooms, a gymnasium, lodging and dining. Groundbreaking awaits $4.5 million in pledges.
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