Wheeling-Pitt Whitens Steubenville Job Lines
Hundreds queue at Jefferson Community College as Wheeling-PittSteel seeks 50 to 100 workers for Steubenville plants. applicants must be 18, able to lift 50 pounds, and have a diploma or GED with no prior experience required.
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Wheeling, W.va
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Steubenville
Ohio
Jefferson Community College
Wheeling-Pitt
Jim Kosowski
Ohio Office of Employment Services
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Consumer groups urge blocking AT&T MediaOne merger
Consumer Union Consumer Federation of America and the Media Access Project urge FCC and Justice Department to block AT&T's planned acquisition of MediaOne and its 25 percent stake in Time Warner systems. They warn AT&T would hold 57 percent of cable households, risk higher prices and stifle competition. AT&T disputes the figures and says the deal expands consumer choice in local phone service.
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Washington
At&t
MediaOne
Highspeed
Consumers Union
Consumer Federation of America
Media Access Project
Time Warner Inc
Tele-Communications Inc
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Jim McGann
Per
Justice Department
McGann
Media- One
Road Runner
At Home
TCI
Planet Hollywood files Chapter 11 to restructure
Orlando based Planet Hollywood plans voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to revitalize its operations. Key investors including the two largest shareholders and a CEO’s children's trust have pledged 30 million dollars in new financing to keep the chain afloat as it cuts costs and restructures debt amid prior missed payments and recent losses.
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Planet Hollywood
Disney World
Lake Buena Vista
Fla
Orlando, Fla
Robert Earl
Unclear Future for Lorain Mill as RTI Reviews Plan
Union leader says RTI may close the Lorain billet caster in six to nine months, risking 120 jobs while 600 workers retire this year. Lorain will gain over 50 percent in bar mill production as Canton Massillon and Chicago mills close, part of a plan to shut 13 facilities and cut about 1900 jobs by 2003.
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Lorain
Republic Technologies International Inc
Larry Sentile
United Steelworkers of America
Republic
Yentile
RTI
Gentile
East 28Th Street
Canton
Massillon
Chicago
Republic announces new Ohio bar mill under merger plans
Republic plans a 90 million Ohio steel bar mill producing 2.5 to 7 inch bars with 650000 tons annual capacity. The Lorain mill workers voted 81 percent in a four year labor contract, a prerequisite to Republics merger with USS Kobe. Leaders say the deal buys time as the plant shifts to a larger bar business while 2200 union workers await broader changes. Republic lists 14 plants across the US and Canada under its bar operation.
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Lorain
Republic
Ohio
USS/Kobe
U.S. Steel
Tentile
Stollercoaster
Fairlawn
Canton
Massillon
Beaver Falls
Johnstown
Chiscago and
Harvey
Cartersville
Gary
Ind
Lackawanna
N.Y
Willimantic, Conn
Hamilton
Ontario
Stocks Rally as CPI Signals Modest Fed Hikes
Wall Street gained ground after the CPI rose 0.3 percent in July, easing fears of steep rate hikes. The Dow climbed 70.29 to 11,117.08 led by American Express and Chase, while Hewlett Packard fell on profit-taking. The S&P 500 rose 13.39 to 1,344.16 and the Nasdaq added 25.94 to 2,671.22 as investors weighed a potential Aug. 24 Fed move amid mixed data on housing and factory output.
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NEW York
Federal Reserve
Hewlett Packard
Standard & Poor
Labor Department
Fed
Wall Street
CPI
Financial Services
American Express
Dow
Chase Manhattan
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D3 Family
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David Nierenberg
Consumers
Pany
Gene Kim- Melman
William Baumhauer
Keith Barish
Barish
Earl
Sylvester Stallone
Demi Moore
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bruce Willis
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King
Kobe Steel Ltd
Joseph V. Battipaglia
Gruntal & Co
Treasury
Micron
J.C. Penney
Ann Taylor
Ned Collins
Daiwa Securities America
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