Dippin Dots founder bets on theme park boom
Curt Jones, a biologist from Grand Chain, developed Dippin Dots, a freeze dried ice cream and yogurt in BB sized pellets. The product, produced in Grand Chain with plans for nationwide plants, is aimed at amusement parks, stores in Illinois Kentucky Missouri, and Six Flags parks. Jones forecasts sales near 1.3 million next year and expands to multiple plants nationwide.
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Jones
Dippin’ Dots Inc
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Alltech Biotechnology Center
Lexington
Tulsa
Oklo
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Nashville
Minneapolis
Oklahoma City
Six Flags
Atlanta
Curt Jones
Dollar Mixed in Light Foreign Trading on Holiday Week
The dollar showed a mixed pattern in thin holiday trading as Japan observed Athletic Day and financial offices closed. Analysts expect limited positions ahead of Friday’s U.S. September retail sales and producer price index figures, with keen focus on any signals of Fed easing. The day saw varied levels against the marks, yen, francs, and other currencies, with gold and silver also trading mostly lower.
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United Press International
Japan
United States
Federal Reserve
New York
Europe
Frankfurt
Zurich
Paris
Brussels
Milan
London
Bank of England
Asia
Singapore
Hong Kong
Comex
NWSW Posts Increased Sales and Growth in 1989
Nonwestern Steel and Wire Company reports fiscal year ended July 31 1989 with net sales of 541 million up 9 percent from the prior year. Shipments rose 4 percent to 1 525 947 net tons while operating profits reached 48.4 million up 21 percent. ESOP majority ownership and merger recapitalization in 1988 underpin gains. Acquisitions and expansion including a Houston wide flange beam mill and a Sterling jumbo beam blank caster are planned to boost output beyond two million tons annually.
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Nonwestern Steel and Wire Company
ESOP
Northwestern Steel and Wire Company
Houston
Texas
Sterling
Americana Seeds honors Dixon dealer for decade of service
Raymond Levan of Dixon received a ten year service certificate at Americana Seeds annual dealer sales meeting. Harold Davis, President of Americana Seeds, presented the award. The Muscatine, Iowa headquartered company markets corn soybean and forage seeds with research and conditioning facilities in Bowen Illinois serving the central cornbelt.
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Raymond Levan
Dixon
Americana Seeds, Inc
Levan
Harold Davis
Americana Seeds
Muscatine
Iowa
Bowen
Central
Cornbelt
Dinges named to BANKPAC board in Illinois banks group
Don J. Dinges president of Farmers State Bank of Sublette was named to the Illinois Bankers Association ILLINOIS BANKPAC Board of Directors by IBA President Richard K. Ostrom. The appointment runs for 1989 90 with Dinges serving as vice chairman guiding PAC fund distributions to legislators. The IBA represents about ninety percent of Illinois commercial banks.
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Don J. Dinges
Farmers State Bank of Sublette
Illinois Bankers Association
Illinois Bankpac
IBA
Richard K. Ostrom
Dinges
Political Action Committee
Illinois
Rausa named top Shaklee seller at convention
Charron Rausa of Sterling was honored by the Shaklee Corporation as the tenth highest sales leader among 12 000 nationwide distributors. She received a plaque from Shaklee President Al Simon at the 1989 Leadership Convention at the Scottsdale Princess resort in Arizona.
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Charron Rausa
Sterling
Shaklee Corporation
Shaklee
Rausa
al Simon
Scottsdale Princess
Arizona
Polo
Monte Carlo
Germany
San Francisco
Puerto Rico
Switzerland
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Grand Chain
Paducah
Ohio River
NWSW
American Seeds, Inc
Bankpac
HMO
Oher
Neil B. Levin, O.P
First Bank
Rey Chapman
Rick Stezak
Bob Eaton
Joan Lathrop
Bob Woessner
Steve Fluhaven
Paul Lindvall
Holly Willihan
Bob Oppermen
Dixon, Sterling, Polo
FDIC
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