Boeing moves ahead with 777-300ER design and assembly
Boeing says 90 percent of design work on the 777-300ER is complete and major assembly will start June 20 at Everett Washington. Parts are being made abroad and shipped for final assembly while the airline industry slowdown after Sept. 11 affects delivery timelines.
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United States
Andersen
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France
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Debbie Heathers
All Nippon Airways
Japan Airlines
EVA Air
Air France
GE Capital Aviation Services
International Lease Finance Corp
Greenhouse venture grows for Cadwell Amish family
Ben and Betty Graber and their children operate a roadside greenhouse business near Cadwell, expanding from a garden stand to seven acres of vegetables and flowering stock. They joined the Arthur Area Produce cooperative to wholesale to grocery chains, with plans for a public market and ongoing expansion.
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Moultrie
Ben
Betty Graber
Grabers
Arthur and Sullivan
University of Illinois
Mohammad Babadoost
Dan Graber
Ben Graber
Leroy
Emma Gingerich
Arthur Area Produce
Teri Stone
Sullivan
Dan Grabers
Arthur
WTO to rule on legality of U S steel tariffs
The World Trade Organization approves a merged three panel inquiry by Japan, South Korea and the EU to judge the legality of Washington’s 30 percent steel tariff hike. EU seeks compensation for damage and plans retaliatory tariffs up to 888 million dollars if not settled.
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World Trade Organization
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Japan
South Korea
China
Switzerland
Norway
Kmart reports large first quarter losses after bankruptcy
DETROIT AP Kmart Corp. posts a 1.45 billion dollar first quarter loss, 2.88 a share, as sales fall 8 percent and reorganization costs loom. Net sales total 7.64 billion, same store sales drop 11.7 percent excluding closed locations, with 283 stores shut this year.
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Kmart Corp
Kmart
Troy
Motorola stock falls after S&P downgrade to triple-B
Motorola Inc, Schaumburg, faces a downgrade to triple-B from triple-B plus after S&P cited weak markets. Shares slid over 6 percent intraday, later down 4 percent at 15.24 on the NYSE. The rating outlook was adjusted to stable.
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Ini
Motorola Inc
Standard & Poor’s
New York Stock Exchange
Motorola
Illinois Uses Satellites to Map Farmland Change
Illinois Department of Agriculture uses two satellites 438 miles above to photograph land surface and create landscape maps distinguishing farm and nonfarm uses. The project with NASS will track how much farmland converts to other uses and where, over a three year period. First maps and data on land cover set for release June 30.
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Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
National Agriculture Statistics Service
Illinois Interagency
Joe Hampton
Earth
NASS
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