Ben & Jerry's seeks CEO amid quirky applicant flood
Waterbury AP report details Ben & Jerry's CEO hunt driven by founder Cohen stepping back. Applicants include a medical librarian nude in photo and a Superman impersonator, with 19,352 entries and more pending as the company treats the process as marketing theater.
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Ben & Jerry's CEO contest entries include handmade pledges
AP reports about twenty thousand submissions for Ben and Jerry's chief executive post. Harold French of Warren New Hampshire built a wooden pint sculpture with a hidden essay claiming fitness for the CEO role. A Windsor Connecticut family sent crayoned construction paper notes praising themselves and proposing kid friendly ice cream ideas.
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Ford rolls out U S engine for 21st century vehicles
Ford Motor Co is renovating its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 2 in Brook Park with a $688 million upgrade to produce the Duratec V6 for domestic versions of the new global car. The plant employs about 300 workers and uses a simultaneous engineering approach with extensive automation and just-in-time processes.
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Revco plans to divest 272 stores from Hook-SupeRx buy
Revco D S Inc will sell 272 acquired stores including Brooks Pharmacy 219 stores in New England 31 in Michigan 16 in Chicago area and six deep discount stores in the South Officials expect quick buyer interest and the firm will close about 50 of its remaining 2130 stores over the next two years The company remains the nation's second largest drugstore chain behind Rite Aid.
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Crayola Unveils 16 Scented Crayons For Kids
Easton Pa AP Crayola announces 16 scented crayons with aroma capsules that release when rubbed. Scents include lime pine cherry lemon and bubble gum. Sales target about 20 million units this year. Some scents eliminated like blue cheese coffee and skunk raise parental concerns.
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Opening Stocks and Grain Prices Reported by Farm Bureau
Loran County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association Inc reports closing grain prices with wheat at 276, shelled corn at 225, oats at 150, and soybeans at 587 per bushel. Market wrap notes slight movements and general market mood following yesterday’s session.
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New York Comex closing prices for precious metals
AP report shows yesterday's Comex close with gold at 38570 per ounce and silver at 5244 per ounce. Platinum 41900 per ounce, palladium 14890 per ounce, nonferrous metals list aluminum 68 cents per pound, copper 1200 cents per pound, lead 39 cents, zinc 49.51 cents, tin unavailable, mercury 190 per 76 pound flask.
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