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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 2001
Page
41
The AFL-CIO backs a cyber Labor Day event at www.aflcio.org/laborday running through Sept. 21. It invites visitors to register to vote contact lawmakers oppose anti-union employers and learn workers rights. The federation draws over 100000 visitors and grows with more union families online.
The 2001 American Express Retail Index finds 77 percent of teens and 63 percent of parents favor malls for school shopping. The study canvassed 700 parents and youths 12 to 17, naming top teen brands like Tommy Hilfiger Nike Adidas Polo Ralph Lauren FUBU Old Navy Gap Abercrombie Express.
Conde Nast Traveler suggests last minute travelers can land rooms in busy destinations like New Orleans or Pamplona by using a travel agent or calling hotels to inquire about minimum stay policies. Befriend reservation staff, mention personal ties or milestones, and stay polite to improve odds.
Siemens Transportation Systems, division of Siemens USA, expands its Cedar Rapids operations at 5625 Rockwell Dr NE. The unit, formed in 1995 from Rockwell Collins and sold to Siemens in 1999, remains a leading North American bus transit management systems supplier with roughly 200 employees under VP Greg Tomsic and a leadership team including Voegeli Kuhns Jackson Harry Rohling.
Cedar Rapids based company, spun from Rockwell Collins 18 months ago, has grown to nearly 200 employees and tops the US market in intelligent bus transportation. Sales rose 40 percent last year and aim for similar gains this year, driven by GPS enabled transit tech once developed for military use. Former Mayor Larry Serbousek helped connect Rockwell to local government to commercialize the technology amid the swords into plowshares era.
Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Target, the three largest discounters, hike discounts and lure customers amid sluggish sales. Target sues Kmart for false advertising while Kmart pledges price cuts on about 50 000 items as competition heats up in a shrinking U.S. discount market.
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