Minimum tax to dominate U S income system by 2010 study says
A private study from the Tax Policy Center warns the alternative minimum tax will expand to affect 36 million middle class taxpayers by 2010. It notes the tax is not indexed for inflation, eroding benefits from earlier income tax cuts, and will largely replace the main tax for many earners. It highlights impacts on families with children and residents of high tax states.
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GPS transforms military targeting and civilian use worldwide
The GPS program faced near cancellation before 1985 but proved its value in the Persian Gulf War by enabling precise air support. Rockwell Collins built a dominant GPS business with $2.5 billion in contracts, 250,000 units, and a Coralville production facility, expanding into civilian systems and transport applications.
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Alan Caslavka
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Cedar Rapids
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Induction Panel Selects Local Business Leader for Hall of Fame
An independent panel named Noel-Levitz co founder Noel Lipsky as a Hall of Fame inductee. Lipsky, longtime Cedar Rapids supporter and ACT and National Council on Higher Education Loan Programs veteran, built Noel-Levitz into a major college enrollment consultant.
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Enron to auction assets from bankruptcy operation
Bid rights extend to offices and surplus items as Enron hosts a two day Houston sale through partner Dovebid. The auction will feature 10 000 items including computers art stocks and a five foot tall stainless E while executive offices are kept intact for now.
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Ourraveg Fress
Houston
Kenneth Lay
Enron Corp
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Lay
Jeff Skilling
Karen Deane
Doveboid
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