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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2004
Page
5
With the government near resting its case in the ImClone stock fraud trial, Martha Stewart faces a pivotal decision on testifying. Prosecutors press toward rest. key witnesses have highlighted inconsistencies, while Stewart’s lawyers weigh the risk of cross examination and potential exposure.
Cessna Aircraft Co will build its new Citation Mustang business jet in Independence Kansas, creating about 500 new jobs. The plant, chosen over Wichita, will employ roughly 350 existing workers and has taken more than 200 orders with first deliveries slated for 2006.
Group Manatep core holders led by Leonid Nevzlin said they would transfer their Yukos stake to the government if Khodorkovsky could be freed. Nevzlin noted he owns about 3.5 percent through Menatep. Khodorkovsky, Yukos former chief, has remained in custody after arrest on fraud and tax evasion charges. bail petitions have been repeatedly rejected amid claims of political motivation.
Air traffic controllers at Paris Orly airport walked out for several days as two major unions protest air traffic control reforms. Nearly 60 percent of flights were canceled, mainly domestic, while Roissy Charles de Gaulle remained unaffected and about 120 flights were still expected to operate Monday. Travel plans were disrupted as airlines rebooked passengers to cope with the walkout.
Lawrence developers led by Jeff Schmalberg plan a 20,000 square foot retail and warehouse building at the northwest corner of 33rd Street and Ousdahl Road on South Iowa. The six to eight units will be sold as commercial condos to local entrepreneurs seeking ownership over rented space. Prices start at 250,000 with construction hoped to begin once three units are sold by spring, backing efforts to curb high land costs limiting small-business ownership.
Australia’s BlueScope Steel launches a 205 million dollar bid for Butler Manufacturing of Kansas City to gain access to China and bolster high margin steel products. Butler employs 550 in KC and 4,500 worldwide led by CEO John Holland. The offer values at 22.50 per share with debt, signaling a strategic push despite US market headwinds.
Siemens plans to transfer most of its 15 000 U S and Western Europe software programming jobs to India China and Eastern Europe. Anil Laud says move aims to shift development from high to low cost countries. India hosts about 3 000 of Siemens 30 000 programmers. Details on exact numbers and timeline were not disclosed. This follows a broader trend of offshoring software and back office work to cut costs. India is projected to earn 13 billion dollars from such services in the year to March.
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