Alliances speed Internet linked appliances on show floors
The article reports on strategic alliances between appliance makers and tech firms accelerating Internet connected devices. GE and Maytag join UPnP with Microsoft while GE also pursues Sun Java. Sears vows service for smarter appliances and aligns with Sun Microsystems, Whirlpool, Bosch Siemens, Motorola, and Cisco.
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Microsoft Corp
Upnp
Sony Corp
International Business Machines Corp
Intel Corp
Sun
Sears
Whirlpool Corp
Bosch Siemens
Motorola Tnc
Cisco Systems Inc
Luncheon highlights Huron County Development Council plans
Norwalk hosted the fourth annual Huron County Development Council Luncheon at the Elks Club with officials from Norwalk New London Greenwich Plymouth Willard Bellevue and Monroeville. John Congrese outlined 1999 activities including an industrial park in Willard trade shows a Nature Works grant for New London playground equipment and growing county jobs and investment totaling 273 new positions and over 45 million in business and industry funds. Jerry Arkebauer of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority spoke on regional assets and bond programs aiding expansion. 2000 officers were installed with Dorothy Sholes as president.
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Huron County
Elks Club
Norwalk
Huron County Development Council
FirstEnergy
Firelands Electric Cooperative
Brooks Hartman
Amy Hookway
Terry Boose
Greenwich
Plymouth
Willard
Bellevue
Monroeville
John Congrese
Huron County Project
Congrese
Jerry Arkebauer
Toledo-Lucas County
Dorothy Sholes
James Koschmider
Bill Alford
Mike Schwieterman
Lorain County Chamber After Hours to Held at Elyria Life Care
The Lorain County Chamber of Commerce will host Business After Hours at Life Care Center of Elyria on Tuesday Feb 8 from 5 to 7 PM. A $100 prize drawing will be part of the program. Tickets cost $10 for up to five people and can be purchased by calling (440) 233-4500 or mailing payment before Feb 4. Cintas to split stock 3 for 2 with new shares payable March 7 to holders of record Feb 4.
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S. Broadway
Suite
Cincinnati
Cintas Corp
Ben & Jerry's foes rally to keep Vermont icon independent
In Vermont and beyond a grass roots movement forms to block a takeover bid for Ben & Jerry's, praised for social activism and double bottom line profits. Supporters cite the brand's community commitments and Vermont identity, planning rallies in major U S cities to push for independence.
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Ben & Jerry’s
Vermont
Ben Cohen
Jerry Greenfield
Ben
Wicks
Ben & Jerry's
Garrett
Haagen-Dazs
Coalition To Save
New York
Washington
San Francisco
Seattle
Boston
Montreal
Baltimore
Chicago
Los Angeles
Dollarization spreads as nations eye US currency shift
Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahuad urged replacing the sacre with the dollar in a radical plan that would pay salaries and tax in dollars, with stores and banks transacting in greenbacks. Analysts say dollarization could stabilize economies but erode sovereignty and monetary policy.
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Ecuador
United States
Argentina
Mexico
Central America
Panama
David Rothkopf
Newmarket Co
New Jersey
U.S
Treasury
Lawrence H. Summers
Dow slides as Nasdaq nears record on tech lift
Tech stocks propelled the Nasdaq toward a new close while the Dow fell 162.26 to 11,560.72 amid profit-taking and rate concerns. Nasdaq rose 66.54 to 4,130.81 as IDS Uniphase buyout of E Tek Dynamics boosted optical networking firms. Pfizer Citigroup and Paine Webber posted strong Q4 results, yet gains were tempered by higher Treasury yields and rate fears.
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Sprint
Standard & Poor
IDS Uniphase
E-Tek Dynamics
Etek
E-Tek
IDS
Microsoft
Wall Street
Jeffrey Applegate
Lehman Brothers
Pfizer
Citigroup
Paine Webber
Treasury
Martin Luther King Jr
American Express
Japan
Germany
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