Beef Demand Up for Seventh Consecutive Quarter Industry Aims to Boost Demand 6 Percent Through 2004.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With seven straight quarters of increased beef demand under its belt, the U.S. beef industry has an aggressive long-range plan to keep demand and profitability growing, said Chuck Schroeder, chief executive officer for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA). ...

The paths ahead: analyst dissects forces behind an emerging economic recovery: technology isn't only changing the vending industry; it has made countries and continents more dependent on each other's labor markets. A seasoned Wall Street observer predicts mild job creation in the short term.
Good News! The Commerce Department released another upward revision of second quarter growth for the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, a key measure of our nation's economic performance as a Labor Day gift. With this revision, the economy grew 3.1 percent, reflecting the highest gain since the third quarter last...

PEZA posts record P22.3-B investments.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said yesterday that the government continues to entice foreign investors to the country, as shown partly by the record R22.3-billion investments registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for the first nine months of 2003. Acting Labor Secretary Manuel...

Artisans' outlet finds better fit in McDonald building.
Byline: Retail Notebook by The Register-Guard FULL CIRCLE: They are paying more rent for a smaller store, but the people at Circle of Hands in Eugene are in harmony with their new space. The store is an outlet for Lane County artisans, including some who...

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Engr, boy killed in mishap KIDAPAWAN, North Cotabato - A government project engineer and a threeyear-old boy were killed recently whiile their driver was critically injured when their vehicle was hit by a speeding passenger bus in the outskirts of Pagalungan town, Maguindanao. A police...

Gov't sticks to 3.3% growth rate in 2001.
Finance Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho maintained the government's growth rate projection for gross domestic product (GDP) at 3.3 percent for the year, brushing aside the lowered 2.7 percent expectation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "I don't agree on the 2.7 percent ADB projection. The national government...

eMachines Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2000 Results.
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- eMachines, Inc. (Nasdaq: EEEE), today reported revenues of $134.8 million for the fourth quarter ended December 30, 2000, compared to the $307.1 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 1999. Net loss from operations for the fourth quarter of 2000 (before...

Jacobson's Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results.
JACKSON, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobson Stores Inc. (Nasdaq: JCBS) today announced results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended February 3, 2001. Sales for the fourteen-week fourth quarter were $154,471,000, up 6 percent from $145,550,000 for the thirteen-week period a year...

Access Census2000 Data at DemographicsNow.com.
SRC Delivers the Most Current Demographic Data Quickly and Easily To the Media Industry ORANGE, Calif., July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SRC, LLC, of Orange, Calif., has made the first installment of block-level Census2000 data available to the media industry through www.DemographicsNow.com, the company's...

Springs Reports Second Quarter Earnings In Line with Expectations on Lower Sales.
FORT MILL, S.C., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Springs Industries, Inc. (NYSE: SMI) today reported second quarter 2001 earnings were in line with the Company's previous guidance while net sales for the quarter were $546.9 million, 4.6 percent below the prior year. "Retail conditions in the...