Mixed U S stocks end flat as tech climbs
Stocks closed largely unchanged on Tuesday with the Dow gaining 19.59 to 13 778 65 and the Nasdaq up 15 50 while the S P 500 slipped 0 52. Clipper Windpower said it will supply 120 units or 300 megawatts of Liberty wind turbines to BP for delivery in 2009, part of a larger 2 250 megawatt contract plan.
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Clipper Windpower PLC
Carpinteria
Calif
Clipper
Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Vonage Loses Patent Case to Sprint in Internet Phone Tech
Vonage Holding Corp loses a Kansas City jury verdict to Sprint Nextel Corp over Internet phone technology patents. Vonage ordered to pay 69.5 million dollars in damages and plans an appeal. Sharon O'Leary calls the ruling disappointing. Clear Channel shareholders approve a 19.5 billion buyout offer led by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital with 98 percent voting in favor.
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Sprint Nextel Corp
Holmdel
N.J
Sharon O'Leary
Vonage
Clear Channel Communications
Thomas H. Lee Partners LP
Bain Capital Partners LLC
Clear Channel 1
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Wmt-Fm
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City
Gas price survey for the Corridor in 2006
A random survey shows gas prices in the Corridor as of yesterday afternoon with rounding to the nearest cent. The low price reported today is $2.09.
Iowa employment growth stalls in August 2007
Iowa kept unemployment at 3.9 percent as nonfarm jobs rose by 200 in August 2007. Construction added 600, government up 1,100, while financial, information, manufacturing, and leisure sectors fell. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City MSAs showed mixed changes with rising unemployment in Cedar Rapids and gains in Iowa City.
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Gazette
Iowa
Elisabeth Buck
Iowa Policy Project
David Osterberg
Cedar Rapids
MSA
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids entrepreneur starts personal assistant service
Cedar Rapids resident Pat Roland launches Personal Assistant to You LLC to help time pressed clients. Former colleague Becky Esker of Get Organized guides the business, focusing on goal setting and separating personal and business finances.
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Cedar Rapids
Pat Roland
Roland
Becky Esker
Get Organized
You LLC
Esker
Mark Tade
Iowa firms named to Working Mother list
Eastern Iowa employers Carlson General Electric General Mills Marriott Pearson Principal Financial Group RSM McGladrey Verizon and Wachovia profiled in Working Mother magazine list of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers Pearson notes eight straight years on the list with 1225 Cedar Rapids Iowa City Corridor employees Pearson backs elder care with Backup Care Connection and Prepare to Care Principal Financial offers Working Caregiver Leave up to 12 weeks RSM McGladrey introduces flex career policy allowing five year personal leave while keeping benefits/connection.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Working Mother Magazine
Carlson
General Electric
General Mills
Marriott, Pearson
Principal Financial Group
RSM McGladrey
Verizon
Wachovia
Pearson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Christine Trum
Principal Financial
Overcharge risk in groceries and banking practices
The article warns that two scanners at checkout can double charge items and notes Harris Teeter and Food Lion offer scan guarantees or credits. It also covers Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act moving to the House, debit card holds, and advice on managing credit and avoiding debt.
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Harris Teeter
Jo Sorenson
Karen Peterson
U.S. House Financial Services Committee
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