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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1997
Page
11
Ipsco discusses startup of its 400 million eastern Iowa plant after months of delays. First 6 inch by 72 inch carbon steel slabs cast with two shifts planned as initial production is evaluated. Plate finishing to begin later this month or early June.
Tom Gould who led Younkers through a sale to Proffitt's resigns as Younkers chairman and Proffitt's vice chairman effective April 1. He helped resist Carson Pirie Scott's takeover and negotiated the sale to Proffitt's in 1995. Gould, 50, may pursue retail consulting work according to friends.
Wall Street snapped higher with the Dow Jones gaining 143.29 to 7214.49 as the Nasdaq rose over 2.5 percent. Traders cited the White House and Congress balanced budget pact and gains led by Philip Morris amid RJR Nabisco liability news, with broad market advances and heavy NYSE volume.
Iowa crops report shows 53 percent of corn planted, six days ahead of five year average. Weather brought 2 inches of rain, frosty lows, hail and snow across regions, with statewide moisture near normal but uneven. Allen Platner near Marion reports 60 acres planted on April 29 before rain halted work, as farmers anticipate drier spells to resume proper planting.
James River Corp acquires Fort Howard Corp in a $5.9 billion merger to form Fort James Corp with headquarters in Richmond Virginia and Chicago Illinois. The union aims to challenge Kimberly Clark and Procter Gamble, generating over 7 billion dollars in annual sales and preserving a large portion of the workforce while cutting 150 to 200 million in annual costs through combined manufacturing.
AT&T promised the FCC it would pass along most of expected savings to customers not on discounted plans as regulators move to cut local access fees. The FCC is to vote on the plan, which could lower the average monthly long-distance bill by at least 8 percent, though local rates may rise.
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