National auto body chain to buy Burnett shop in Ottawa
Car Star Collision will acquire the Burnett Automotive Works at 107 N Main in Ottawa on Nov 1. Jeff Baker of Car Star says the Ottawa shop will be the 19th owned directly by the company and will retain about 10 employees while undergoing interior remodeling to attract more customers and insurance work.
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Burnett Automotive Works
N. Main
Car Star Collision
Overland Park
Dan Burnett
Jeff Baker
Car Star
Baker
Ottawa
Burnett
Burmett
Unions seek revival via politics amid setbacks in labor County
Organized labor eyes immigration trade and wage reforms to reverse decades of decline. Hoffa of the Teamsters says unions are more relevant as they push political action while membership remains at 13.5 percent. Bush-era policies strain labor alliances even as job concerns fuel activism and new organizing efforts rise nationwide.
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Teamsters
James P. Hoffa
Bush
Alaska
Arctic National, Wildlife Refuge
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
Clinton
Associated Press
Lawrence Lorber
Ford
Labor Department
Aflcio
Service Employees International
United Farm Workers
Vicente Fox
Congress
Alabama
California
Indiana
Texas
United States
Elaine Chao
Manufacturing activity slows decline in August
August data shows manufacturing contraction easing for a 13th straight month as the NAPM index rises to 47.9 from 43.6, signaling improving demand and possible near-term recovery. Dow and Nasdaq gain on the upbeat report, while construction spending slips 0.1 percent in July to $859.4 billion. Norbert Ore cites slower declines, and Wachovia Economist David Orr notes past above 50 as a sign of turning point.
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Tempe
Norbert J. Ore
David Orr
Wachovia Corp. Z
Charlotte
N.C
Commerce Department
Association
Orr
Hewlett-Packard to buy rival Compaq Computer
Hewlett-Packard Co. will acquire Compaq Computer Corp. in a about 25 billion dollar merger creating a giant with 130,000 employees and 87 billion in revenue. The deal, subject to approvals, positions the combined firm to lead in PCs servers and services, with Fiorina as CEO and Capellas as president.
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Hewlett- Packard Co
Compaq Computer Corp
IBM Corp
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Gartner Dataquest
Compaq
Carly Fiorina
Fiorina
Hewlett-Packard
Houston
Michael Capellas
Capellas
Rob Enderle
Giga Information Group
Gartmer Dataquest Research
Martin Reynolds
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United Auto Workers
Armomg
Wlissan
Smyrna
Kenn
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Ottawa Arcoaire
Heartland Pulmonary and Internal Medicine Office
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S. Main
Compaq Computer
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