Duquesne Light Completes Sale to Orion Power Midwest
Duquesne Light Co. announced the completion of its sale of power generation facilities to Orion Power Midwest, a unit of Orion Power Holdings Inc. The transfer is expected to lower customers’ bills by about 20 to 25 percent next year. Proceeds from the sale will speed the elimination of Duquesne Light’s transition costs tied to Pennsylvania’s electricity choice program.
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Orion Power Midwest
Orion Power Holdings Inc
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Miles joins WESCO board in Pittsburgh
George Miles Jr. was elected to the WESCO International board and its audit committee. He leads WQED Pittsburgh as chief executive officer and president, with Seton Hall and Farleigh Dickinson ties. WESCO, based in Pittsburgh, distributes maintenance, repair and operating products and construction materials. Black Box Corp wins merger with Cabling Concepts in Lakewood Ohio.
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Wesco International Inc
George Miles Jr
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Seton Hall University
Farleigh Dickinson
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Black Box Corp
Cabling Concepts
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Black Box
New Business Announcements Ask Local Page For Details
The daily business page invites new enterprises to announce their launch within the past six months. Include owners, location, services, phone number, and a photo of the owner or manager. For scheduling contact Kevin Flowers at 654 6651 during 11 30 to 3 p m Monday through Thursday.
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World brands in crisis test Buffett brand theory
Global brand value plunged for Coca Cola and Gillette amid management shakeups and Warren Buffett holdings. The piece analyzes the brand as the total company, noting cyberspace rivals eroding bricks and mortar profits and customer defection when prices rise beyond perceived value. It cites IBM's 70 percent share loss and urges broader brand strength beyond a single product.
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Coca-Cola
Wall Street
Coke
Gillette
Sage of Omaha
Warren Buffett
Buffet
Berkshire Hathaway
Doug Ivester
Buffett
IBM
Total Goodness
Scripps Howard News Service
Area Stocks Update From New Castle Market Floor
The area stock figures current to 10:25 a.m. today are listed with over-the-counter bids. Parker/Hunter Inc of New Castle provides the quotes, reflecting bid prices across active listings.
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Major newspapers report circulation increases
The Audit Bureau of Circulations shows larger papers gaining while smaller ones fall. USA Today leads with 1,837,802, followed by The Wall Street Journal at 1,812,590, both up about 1.1 percent. The Los Angeles Times rose 5 percent to 1,153,706, and The New York Times climbed 1.3 percent to 1,149,576. Philadelphia papers also gained, with Inquirer daily at 404,860 and Sunday at 804,752, Daily News up to 160,986. Overall weekday circulation rose 0.2 percent among about 800 papers. Sunday circulation fell 0.6 percent.
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Los Angeles Times
New York Times
USA Today
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Wall Street Journal
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Dow Jones
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
New York Daily News
Chicago Tribune
Denver
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Denver Post
Newspaper Association
Tech giants prove resilience through April market storm
Despite a Nasdaq rout that week, Hewlett-Packard Apple Computer and Advanced Micro Devices withstood the April tech sell-off. Analysts like Patrick O’Hare say long-term investing and portfolio diversification will define post April behavior, with names like Yahoo! and eBay cited as buying-range candidates.
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Advanced Micro Devices
Patrick O’hare
Briefing.com
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Monitorcom
Los Angeles
Microsoft
O’hare
Yahoo
eBay
Scripps Howard News Service
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Matthews
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Mylan Labs
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