Despite Salmonella Cases, Americans Confident in Food Safety; Confidence...

Gallup Poll News Service;  July 21, 2008 ;     612 words ......as they were a year ago that the food available...is safe to eat. <graphic omitted> Federal officials...than they were a year ago. Although Americans...trend since 2001. <graphic omitted> About two-thirds...stable compared to a year ago. Fewer ...

Americans More Negative Than Usual About Personal Finances; Equally likely...

Gallup Poll News Service;  November 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......than they were a year ago, and 39% say...Compared With a Year Ago The Oct. 10-12...better off than a year ago, and 39% saying...getting worse. <graphic omitted> Americans have...better off than a year ago, nearly two in...the past year. ...

NEW HOME PERMITS UP FROM A YEAR AGO.(BUSINESS)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  September 12, 2007 ;     439 words ......up last month following a record low a year ago. The average new home value increased 3.1 percent from a year ago, according to a report issued by MTD...246,766 last month, up from $239,369 a year ago. Madison's 33 permits issued last month...

Cascade Bancorp (Oregon) Continued Strong Financial Performance in Third...

PR Newswire;  October 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Net Income up 35.8 to $3.1 million vs. year ago -- Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) Up...35.8 to $3.1 million vs. $2.3 million a year ago, while Earnings Per Share (diluted) was...9 and 18.4 respectively compared to a year ago, reflected a continuing solid Central...

Virginia's Heilig-Meyers Co. Profit Rises from Year Ago.(Originated from...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 18, 1996 ;     241 words ......percent in the third quarter compared with a year ago at home furnishings giant Heilig-Meyers...the quarter ended Nov. 30 than it did a year ago because it placed tighter controls on...level was facing easier comparisons from a year ago. Heilig-Meyers recognized a year ...

CITY SALES TAX COLLECTIONS DOWN MONTH-IN-ROW / FROM YEAR AGO FIGURES

The Journal Record;  June 27, 1987 ;     445 words ......April came within a whisker of matching year ago collections in corporate Oklahoma City...city on April business were down from a year ago for the 27th straight month - starting...collections were down just 0.65 percent from a year ago to $6.38 million. For the metropolitan...

Saks earnings up compared with a year ago

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 21, 2003 ;     292 words ...Saks earnings up compared with a year ago, but sales figures down Associated Press...fiscal quarter, compared with a loss a year ago. The Birmingham, Ala.-based company owns...million, or 17 cents per share, in the year-ago period. The results a year ago included...

MARKET'S STILL HOT FOR HOMES IN THE AREA VOLUME, PRICES UP OVER A YEAR...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  May 9, 1998 ;     232 words ......double-digit increases in sales and prices from a year ago. The Northwest Multiple Listings Service...closed in April jumped 10 percent from a year ago, to 2,570. The median price (meaning half...average of 41 days, compared with 51 a year ago. In Snohomish County, the number of ...

Limited Brands earnings flat from a year ago

AP Worldstream;  May 17, 2004 ;     249 words ......first-quarter earnings were flat from a year ago when the retailer sold half its interest...97.5 million, or 19 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue increased 7 percent to $2 billion from $1.8 billion a year ago. Sales at stores opened at least a year...

October snowstorm also knocked down home sales: Realtors in the Buffalo...

Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY);  November 17, 2006 ;     635 words ......declined 15 percent in October from a year ago, reflecting fallout from the surprise...reported 672 homes sold, compared to 797 a year ago. It was the lowest total for October since...sale price increased 6.5 percent from a year ago, to $96,925. The median price means half...

Situation better in Iraq, worldwide than year ago

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  March 19, 2004 ;     423 words ...Shortly after the war in Iraq began one year ago, polls showed about 70 percent of Americans...voiced support of his actions in Iraq one year ago. Of course, the Bush administration also...world and Iraq are better off today than a year ago. This is a good day to remember the ...

PRICES FOR HOMES RISE BY 4 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.(Business)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  March 23, 2000 ;     506 words ......condominium sales in King County rose from a year ago, but the rate of increase slowed from a year ago, figures from the Northwest Multiple Listing...February, up 4 percent from the same month a year ago and up 1 percent from January. The multiple...

Gillette posts profit versus loss a year ago

AP Worldstream;  January 29, 2002 ;     227 words ......fourth quarter in contrast to a loss a year ago, but its operating earnings slipped as...dlrs 85 million, or 8 cents a share, a year ago. Excluding a restructuring and asset impairment...operations, down from 33 cents a share a year ago. The latest results matched expectations...

Yakima County's Unemployment Rate Down From Year Ago -- State as whole has...

Yakima Herald-Republic;  October 18, 2000 ;     270 words ......slightly in the month of September from a year ago, while Washington state has seen its largest...was 6.3 percent, down from 6.9 percent a year ago and from 8.8 percent in August, according...2 percent, compared with 4.4 percent a year ago and 4.8 percent in August. In Benton ...

Corn usage impressive; soybean and wheat use down from year-ago.

Pro Farmer;  January 14, 2006 ;     212 words ......corn prices. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Dec. 1 corn stocks...bu., up 4% from year-ago. Off-farm stocks...bu., up 9% from year-ago and 60 million...were up 15% from year-ago; on-farm stocks were up 3%. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Soybean use in...year fell 3% from ...