Record December boosts Lawrence building totals in 1998
A late surge in December lifted Lawrence construction value to 141.06 million for 1998, surpassing 1997 by 13.64 million and marking the second-highest year on record behind 1996. The year featured large retail and industrial projects plus a record 46 new homes in December, with major sites at East Hills Business Park and South Iowa Street.
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Lawrence
Gene Shaughnessy
City Hall
Dic
Corpus Christi
W. 15Th
ProSoCo Inc
Greenway Cir
East Hills Business Park
Iowa Street
Shaughnenty
Home Depot
Shaughnessy
Dillon Food Stores
Hy-Vee Food Stores
West Sixth Street
BAT to Buy Rothmans in $7.48 Billion Merger
British American Tobacco plans to acquire Rothmans International for 7.48 billion dollars, creating a new group with about 16 percent of the world cigarette market and making it the second largest behind Philip Morris. The deal combines Kent, Lucky Strike, Dunhill, Benson and Hedges, Peter Stuyvesant, Rothmans and Parisienne under British American Tobacco PLC.
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PEC
Kent
Rothmans International
Philip Morris Cos
Philip Morris
BAT
Rothmans
Lucky Strike
Dunhill
Benson and Hedges
Peter Stuyvesant
Parisienne
British American Tobacco PLC
Goldman Sachs shakes up management
Goldman Sachs & Co. announces leadership changes after a disappointing year end. Jon Corzine steps down as co chief executive but remains co chairman to push plans to take the firm public. Henry Paulson Jr becomes sole CEO while John Thain and John Thornton are named co chief operating officers.
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Goldman Sachs & Co
Jon Corzine
Cochief
Corzine
Goldman Sachs
Henry Paulson Jr
John ‘Thain
John Thornton
Thain
Thornton
GM outlines realignment plan to replace unprofitable plants
General Motors plans Project Yellowstone to swap aging plants in Lordstown Ohio and Lansing for smaller modular facilities. The move targets cost cuts and greater flexibility, with a redesigned small-car plant in Ingersoll Ontario already approved in partnership with Suzuki.
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General Motors Corp
Mark Hogan
Automaker
Ingersoll
Ontario
Suzuki Motor Corp
Japan
Bank Exhibit Chronicles Early U S Currency History
Douglas County Bank hosts a Federal Reserve Kansas City display on fractional currency gold certificates and bank notes. The exhibit runs 830 AM to 500 PM through Friday at 300 W Ninth with contact Deb Gruver at 832 7165 or dgruver ljworld com.
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Cates
Douglas County Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve
Milstead
Oklahoma
Ninth
Deb Gruver
Dgruver
Ljworld.com
Kansas City
Shipley
Bonday
Jessa Hall
Lawrence
Net shares surge after 2-for-1 stock split
New York Internet broadcaster Broadcast.com shares rocketed 44 percent after announcing a 2-for-1 split for holders of record Feb 1. The stock closed at 285.06 on Nasdaq after an 87.56 gain, joining CMGI Yahoo! and Go2Net in sharp Internet stock gains amid a broader tech rally. E Trade also climbed as revenues rose but profitability remained elusive.
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New York
Broadcast.com Inc
Broadcast.com
Com
Cmgi Inc
Yahoo! Inc
Go2Net Inc
E+Trade Group Inc
Market and livestock prices and quotes update
As of Monday closing, Farmers Cooperative Assn quotes South Elevator Wheat at 2.79, soybeans 5.21, milo 1.66, corn 1.88. North Elevator Wheat 2.84, soybeans 5.21, milo 1.66, corn 1.93. Dope Carry Kansas feedlot sales show 100 head confirmed in a quiet market with light inquiry and demand. Slaughter cattle activity includes 14,000 head weekly, mostly contracted, with firmer steer and heifer trends and varied cut scores. hog receipts estimated 800 with steady to mixed changes by weight. Metal prices report nonferrous spot moves in aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, tin, gold, silver, mercury, platinum across major exchanges.
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Farmer's Cooperative Assn
South Elevator
Milo
Midland
North Elevator
USDA
Kansas
New York
London
U.S
N.Y
Handy & Harman
Lucent to buy Kenan for 1.4 billion in stock
Lucent Technologies plans to acquire billing software firm Kenan Systems for about 1.4 billion in stock while negotiating to buy Ascend Communications for over 16 billion. Officials from Lucent and Ascend are expected to meet today as the talks advance. Industry sources say a deal could be announced soon.
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New York
Lucent Technologies Inc
Kenan Systems Corp
Lucent
Ascend Communications Inc
Ascend
DNY
New Jersey
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