Boeing Wichita workers vote to authorize strike
SP˗E˗E in Aerospace members rejected Boeing's contract offer by 99 percent and 84 percent approved authorizing union leaders to call a strike. The undecided contract covers about 1,350 engineering workers in Wichita as bargaining resumes to replace the expired agreement.
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Aerospace Company
Society of Professional Engineering Employees In
Aerospace
Group of
Engineers and
Wichita
Payless Cashways CFO Leaves After Short Tenure
Raymond Springer departs Payless Cashways Inc after less than four months as chief financial officer. Hired mid August, he will join a West Coast Internet start-up. Company aims to fill the CFO role within 90 days as it operates 150 stores in 18 states with a Lawrence location.
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Raymond Springer
Payless Cashways Inc
Springer
Payless Cashways
Lawrence
ConAgra to Buy Seaboard Poultry Division
ConAgra Inc. will acquire Seaboard Corp’s poultry division for 375 million dollars in cash. Seaboard Farms, based in Athens Georgia, operates six processing facilities in Georgia Kentucky and Tennessee and had about 480 million dollars in annual sales. Seaboard Corp is headquartered in Merriam Kansas. ConAgra of Omaha posts roughly 25 billion dollars in yearly sales and dominates foodservice supply with brands such as Healthy Choice Banquet Van Camp’s and Welchson.
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ConAgra Inc
Seaboard Corp
Seaboard Farms
Athens
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Merriam
Kan
ConAgra
Healthy Choice
Banquet
van Camp's and Wesson
Hasbro cuts 2200 jobs in broad reorganization
Hasbro Inc announced a broad restructuring to expand high tech toys and core brands such as Furby and Pokemon. The plan includes cutting 2,200 jobs, about 19 percent of the workforce, closing two plants and shifting much of manufacturing to Asia. Some underperforming toys will be discontinued.
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Hasbro Inc
Furby
Hasbro
Asia
Premier Capital to add 100 jobs in Lawrence expansion
Premier Capital LLC plans to triple its workforce by next year, adding 100 full time positions as the Lawrence Riverfront Plaza becomes the preferred site. The firm aims to sign 700 manufactured home dealers and 400 auto dealers, with openings for supervisors and loan processors and a planned 12,000 square foot expansion by April. The Kansas grant supports training for new hires.
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Premier Capital LLC
Lawrence Riverfront
Premier ‘Capital LLC
John Carland
Pany
Carland
Alan Ellebrecht
Premier Capital
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
Buffalo Bob's Smokehouse
Mass
Plaza
Texas
Florida
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Sixth
New Hampshire
Riverfront Plaza
Riverfront Mall
Productivity up fuels rosy report on costs and growth
U S productivity surged 4.9 percent in Q3, the strongest in seven years, while unit labor costs fell 0.2 percent, easing inflation fears. Dow slips 118 as investors weigh outlooks for big firms, Greenspan signals vigilance and December rate decision looms.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Gerald Cohen
Merrill Lynch
New York
Capca- Cola
Martin Baily
Clinton
Council of Economic Advisers
U.S
Labor Department
Alan Greenspan
Fed
Greenspan
Heinz excludes sale of pet foods unit as profits rise
Heinz denied plans to sell all or part of its pet foods group which includes Kibbles N Bits made at its Lawrence plant. The Pittsburgh company reported higher second quarter profits of 234.8 million dollars, 65 cents per diluted share, beating estimates as sales barely grew.
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HJ. Heinz Co
Pet
Lawrence
Wall Street
Heinz
William Johnson
Paul Renne
Renne
Pet Foods
Dry Foods
Merrill Lynch
N. Iowa
Heinz Pet Products
Topeka
UB Frozen
United Biscuits (Holdings) PLC
Milllion
Commodity prices from local elevators and USDA payments
Prices listed from Farmers Cooperative South Elevator and Midland Elevator show wheat at 2.15 and NA, soybeans at 4.46 to 4.49, milo 1.42, corn 1.66 to 1.71. USDA Loan Deficiency Payments add 53 cents for wheat and 21 cents for corn, 82 cents for soybeans, 56 cents for milo, with oats 11 cents.
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Farmers Cooperative Assn
South Elevator
Milo
Midland
North Elevator
USDA
Dodge City livestock market report yields quiet trade
Kansas feedlot sales Tuesday show no confirmed sales for slaughter steers or heifers, demand light and inquiry moderate. Week-to-date totals reach 31,700 head, with 31,600 previously contracted. Prices quoted 71.00 to 72.00, bids 67.00 to 68.00. last sales were Thursday, about 70.00. Also reported hog receipts 4X with mixed weights and lean percentages, prices 34.00 to 35.50. Metal and precious metals prices listed for New York and London exchanges.
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Venatorry
Kansas
St. Josrin
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Ming
Dodge City Livestock
St. Joseph Livestock
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RadioShack
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