Officials Fear Gas Shortages After Katrina
Senior Bush administration officials touring the Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Katrina said natural gas supplies may be uncertain for months. Energy Secretary Bodman cited limited knowledge of damage to the gas system and noted pipeline harm and off shore processing plant closures. The Energy Information Administration warned of winter price spikes up to 71 percent in parts of the Midwest.
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Samuel Bodman
Energy Information Administration
Midwest
Ford Visteon agree on plant transfers
Ford Motor Co will take 17 plants back from Visteon Corp under definitive agreements announced Tuesday. The transfer includes a Kansas City plant and facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, expected to occur Oct. 1. A temporary holding company will sell most facilities to buyers with capital and expertise to supply Ford with components at competitive prices and high quality.
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Kansas City Southern settles tax dispute with Mexico
Kansas City Southern said it resolved a tax dispute with the Mexican government over a railway it bought earlier this year. Shares rose $2.80, about 14 percent, to close at $22.92 on the New York Stock Exchange. Mark Fagan, business editor.
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City Southern
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Health care costs shift to workers as inflation looms
Mercer survey of 1,800 firms shows near ten percent rise in next year if benefits unchanged, with self insured and insured groups averaging 6.4 percent. Employers press cost shifting to workers through higher deductibles premiums and co payments while slowing plan choices.
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Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Blaine Bos
Mercer
Bos
Video game tourneys draw big-time sponsors
Professional computer gamers attract major sponsors as Counter Strike players compete in the U S finals of the World Cyber Games. With 108 million Americans playing computer games, boosters expect video tournaments to become a major spectator sport. Atlanta real estate lawyer Jason Lake adds two pro teams while McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals sponsors six-man Counter Strike squad Ouchl in a landmark deal.
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U.S
United States
Yankee Group
Jason Lake
Atlanta
Lake
McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Johnson & Johnson
Douglas County eyes rural rezoning protest and review
Douglas County commissioners will consider a rezoning request for 18.5 acres near East 1600 Road and North 1000 Roads from agricultural to suburban residential, with planning staff and residents evaluating traffic, drainage, and flood risks at a 7:30 p.m. meeting. David E. Mears backs the plan with Landplan Engineering, while protestors led by Cindy Nau urge more study.
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John Selk
Landplan Engineering
Selk
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Old-item quandary repair or replace
Consumer Reports weighs when off warranty repairs pay. For items under 150 dollars, skip repairs costing more than half the price of a new unit. Repairs make sense for expensive products just off warranty, including large TV sets and a high-cost lawn mower, with steps to confirm the item is truly broken and not a simple electrical issue.
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