Boeing charts recovery as orders rebound and output restarts
Boeing officials forecast a revival with resumed orders and production, while Airbus plans a 30 percent output rise to meet a growing backlog. Condit cites missteps in post merger ramp up and Asia’s crisis as causes of the downturn, with more than $90 billion in backlog and a planned 1999 620 jetliners delivery. Job cuts loom, primarily among white collar staff, as production shifts to the factory floor, with 80 percent to 90 percent of cuts in the commercial airplane unit.
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Boeing
Europe
Airbus Industrie
Asia
Condit
McDonnell Douglas
Wall Street
Bill Johnson
Puget Sound
Seattle
Missouri
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Wichita
Johnson County Pulls Retail Trade Away From Neighbors
A Kansas study shows Douglas County fell to a trade pull factor of 0.98 for the year ending June 30, with Johnson County drawing shoppers from surrounding areas. Wyandotte declined to 0.67 while Lawrence rose to 1.19, and Olathe jumped to 1.46 after new malls opened.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Johnson County
Darling
Wyandotte County
Douglas
Lawrence
Topeka
Overland Park’s
Olathe
Great Mall
Great Plains
Iowa Street
Top 10 Kansas cities by trade pull factor 1998
Lawrence ranks among the top 10 cities statewide in trade pull factor. Trade capture equals trade pull times population, listing Overland Park Topeka Olathe Kansas City Lenexa Lawrence Salina Hutchinson Manhattan Shawnee with factors from 2.02 to 0.78 and 7.59. Richard Brack can be reached at 832-7194 or rbrack ijworld.com.
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Overland
Park
Topeka
Olathe
Kansas City
Lenexa
Lawrence
Salina
Hutchinson
Manhattan
Shawnee
Richard Brack
Ijworld.com
Local market prices and cattle sales report Wednesday
Market quotes from Farmers Cooperative and Midland Elevators for wheat soybeans milo and corn. Dodge City Kansas feedlot sales show 11,800 head confirmed with steady slaughter cattle prices and light demand. St Joseph and Omaha markets list feeder cattle, hogs, and cattle receipts with varied price ranges and weights. Nonferrous metals prices across exchanges recorded for aluminum copper zinc tin gold silver mercury and platinum.
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Farmer's Cooperative Assn
South Elevator
Milo
Midland
North Elevator
USDA
Dodge City
Kansas
St. Joseph
St. Joseph, Ma
New York
London
Wed
U.S
N.Y
Handy & Flarman
Handy & Harman
Merger of Exxon and Mobil Faces Culture Clash
Spencer Stuart executive Dennis Carey says mergers fail mainly due to people and culture integration. Exxon chairman Lee Raymond will lead with Lucio Noto of Mobil as vice chairman. The pair bring contrasting styles, Raymond stodgy and Noto gregarious, as they announce the deal and plan to blend two corporate cultures while pursuing disciplined, aggressive strategies.
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Dennis Carey
Spencer Stuart U.S
Exxon
Lee Raymond
Mobil
Lucio Noto
Raymond
Noto
Nota
Bonham
NATO
Alaska
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