Sprint and Henderson test wireless broadband in Nevada
Sprint Nextel Corp partners with the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson Nevada to test a two square mile wireless broadband network for emergency and city use with free public access in overlapping hot spots through May. Also Sprint sues San Marco & Associates for illegal access to customer call records and wins a permanent injunction against First Source Information Specialists.
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Sprint Nextel Corp
Las Vegas
Henderson
Nev
Kenny Wyatt
Sprint
San Marco & Associates
St. Petersburg
Fla
First Source
Contact as Mark Fagan business editor
John Doe provides contact details for Mark Fagan the business editor at ljworld in a brief staff reference noting phone and email for newsroom inquiries.
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Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Ljworld
Local PPE concept explains stock price relation
The article defines projected price earnings PPE as closing price divided by projected earnings per share for the next 12 months. It notes PPE comes from B E S estimates and that PPE below PE implies higher next year earnings, while PPE above PE suggests lower earnings.
Protection One to grow staff as it stabilizes revenue in 2005
Lawrence based Protection One Inc reports fourth quarter and full year results ending December 31. Revenue for last year was 263 million, down 2.3 percent from 2004. Recurring monthly revenue stood at 19.9 million in December, unchanged from a year earlier. The firm has about 2,400 employees nationwide and 70 at its Lawrence HQ in North Lawrence. Debt declined to 344.2 million from 505.5 million in 2004, while cash reserves fell to 19.9 million from 52.5 million. Chief executive Richard Ginsburg said they stabilized recurring revenue and will continue hiring in 2005, with no current plans to expand the headquarters.
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Wal-Mart
China
Amy Wyatt
Protection One Inc
Richard Ginsburg
Protection One
North
Lawrence
Ginsburg
Oil Price Information Service
Wall
N.J
Bob Dinneen
Renewable Fuels Assn
Energy Department
Dinneen
Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
Ethanol market braces for growing pains this summer
The U S ethanol industry faces supply bottlenecks and distribution challenges as demand rises after 2012 biofuel mandates and a Bush energy push. Energy Department warns of rail and truck bottlenecks along with limited output capacity while industry groups dispute fears and cite price impacts and expansion plans.
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U.S
Congress
Bush
Energy Department
Renewable Fuels Assa
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Pacific Ethanol Inc
United States
Local grain prices and metals quotes reported
As of Monday close Ottawa Cooperative Assn and several elevators list wheat at 3.99 a bushel corn 1.85 milo 1.80 and soybeans 5.28. Nonferrous metals show aluminum 112.2 cents per lb zinc 118.38 cents per lb gold 555.75 and silver 10 335 Handy & Harman platinum 1045 30 troy oz NY Merc spot Mon.
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At&t Inc
ASO
APPB
Aquila
ILA
Sashan
Bb&t C
BET
Berkhb
Boeing
BrookeCp
Burinsf
BNI
Capfedf
Caseys
CASY
ChoicePt
CPS
Cisco
CSCO
Citigro
Cocac
ColgPal
DelMate
Donneyrr
ExxonMb
XOM
Fordm
Gannett
GPS
Garmin
Genentch
GenElec
Goodyear
Gt PlainEn
HCA Inc
Harley D
Heinz
HNZ
Hercules
HPC
Honwillatl
IBM
Johann
JNJ
Kroger
Lucent
Ing Macerich
MAC
Merck
Microsoft
MSFT
ORLY
Oreilly' S
PaulShoe
JCP
Penney
PeopEn
PGL
PepsiCo
PEP
Pfizer
Verizonem
WalMart
WestarEn
WmsCos
Zimmer
Ottawa Cooperative Assn
Ottawa
Milo
Edgerton
Overbrook
Midland Elevator
Lawrence North
Lawrence South
Pauline
London
Handy & Harman
Credit bureaus tout new Vantage Score amid data flaws
The three major credit bureaus Equifax Experian and TransUnion announce a Vantage Score intended to simplify risk assessment but critics warn that inconsistent reporting missing data and errors across files could yield wide score gaps. Consumers face potential lower scores despite any new system if reports remain inaccurate.
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FICO
Equifax
Experian
TransUnion
David Rubinger
Richard LeFebvre
AAA Credit
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Sprint Nextel
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Ljworld.com
Dilbert
ASOK
Everfor E
Andy
Brad Foss
The
Associated Press
Charlie Neibergall
Golden Grain Energy
Mason City
Iowa
Michelle Singletary Singletarym
Washpost.com
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