Markets rally as housing fears fade with earnings outlooks
Investors pushed stocks higher led by gains in consumer and industrial shares while the Dow rose 148.23 to 8,623.01 and the Nasdaq gained 44.84 to 1,419.35 as housing construction worries eased. Maytag kept 2003 earnings guidance at 3.10 to 3.20 per share amid product launches and cost control. FedEx announced rate increases up to 3.9 percent starting Jan 6, and Farmland Industries received another four months to file a bankruptcy reorganization plan by March 27.
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Activists urge focus on root causes of child labor
The University of Iowa researchers argue poverty drives child labor and that raising living standards is essential. In Cedar Rapids Tuesday they outline findings, urge broad involvement, and note agriculture as a major domain with risks like pesticide exposure, threatening education and future opportunities.
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Sherer and Clark-Bennett to speak at IBEW Local 405
Jennifer Sherer and Robin Clark-Bennett of the Child Labor Education Project at the U Labor Center will speak at 5 p.m. Tuesday at IBEW Local 405 1211 Wiley Blvd. SW Cedar Rapids. The meeting is free and open to the public.
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Organizations urged for human rights and labor issues outreach
The piece urges audiences to engage with groups addressing the problem including Human Rights Watch, Campaign for Human Rights and National Labor Committee. Contact the writer at (319) 398-8317 or david.dewitte gavettecomm in-tinns cor.
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Hy Vee plans $190 million expansion next year
West Des Moines Hy Vee will spend 190 million dollars next year on expansion including new grocery stores liquor shops and gas stations. CEO Ron Pearson cites favorable financing and growth in new cities as factors with Iowa not being the main target for new groceries.
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Lower crude prices bring Iowa gas savings though spikes seen likely
Iowa gas prices fell about 7 cents in the past month to 1.38 per gallon for unleaded self serve with Cedar Rapids at 1.30 and Fort Dodge at 1.52. Diesel averaged 1.50. heating oil at 1.06. propane rose to 0.83.
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David Downing
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Rockwell Collins advances synthetic vision and HF email use
Rockwell Collins reports industry firsts in military synthetic vision and worldwide high frequency email. In two weeks of trials last month pilots conducted low level zero visibility approaches on the Speckled Trout using fiber optic displays. HF email transmission to the DoD Secret network occurred via ARC-230 radios and HF Messenger through three SCOPE Command stations to a simulated AWACS.
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McLeodUSA Unveils Simplified Products and Bundled Pricing
Cedar Rapids based McLeodUSA announces simplified product lines and bundled pricing across a 25 state footprint. The Preferred Advantage packages cover local and long distance phone, Internet, and voicemail for homes and small to medium businesses, plus advanced services for large enterprises.
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