The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin • 7

A8 Tuesday, 13. C7 Uffetseuitun effl Business Gasoline prices rise to national average of $1559 a gallon Manpower survey: 28 percent of companies plan lo hire more Strong job market predicted locally By IMtlV RIDRIt The Associated Picas MWVOIIKtAI) Utflim prun riM for ifn null week tit a tow to an away; tl 1hhh $2 a gallon nation idf, an tu (I I nil I) goxrtmnrtil trjuirt released Monday, the US. Inrrgy Information Administration Market 8umma A swung job maiket fweeaxt fur the la DtmeTomuh ares, Manpower Inc tatf Monday in announcing result of HI latest qusr-terly employment outlook lurvey of employer, a 30 percent el the area eompsme urveyed plan to hire mn'C employee during the April to June Quarter, while none eipect to reduce their payroll Another 70 percent eipect to maintain current itad levels. Manpower aid, for the coming Quarter, the company aid, job prospect appear bM construction, durable good manufacturing, transportation and public utilities, wholesale and retail trade, and tervicet. I I'-l It P1 It I TV 1 Mot AciM I Moat Ann -l I Mart Aont sm 0 i i (krebvQ Of 4 Jt 4 tf utl 7 trjMKird that dmet tail week paid ail dVrtage t( f- 559 a gab on for rrgulur gasoline.

up 5 4 tent front the week lufote, I'rtiri at the pump are about i inti higher than Ihry wi re at thii time a year ago, having muted neatly 40 71 3 YTD tl-wk struction companies expect to increase lilting in the second quarter, compared to 43 Hr-tent in (he same H'rlod last year, the survey said. Seven percent exHu I to decrease hiring, compared xxitlt 3 percent last year. Manufacturing fur nondurable goods, like gasoline and food, transportation mid public utilities and education should lie about the same as last year, the survey said. Mamif.ii luring has been soft for months. Prising said.

'I his is not something new. I he employment in the manufacturing sector has been suffering and under pressure, he said. 1 he survey predicted public administration would see stronger hiring this quarter, with 2(5 percent of employers expecting to hire more workers, compared to 23 percent last year. About the same number 4 percent to 5 percent expect a decrease in hiring compared to last year. ales einploXels we living l.

Ill-tunc, us liici ip, ill i-ii'iiMinu giiiwth, Prising s.lld "I unking mu, thex'ie seeing im gic.u untiies or unit etiis, luit mi the other It, mil also no great ie, isons for jiihil.iimn and Minp.ini glow tit. he said, Mom einploxcts 59 per-i em expet I nn i hange in hiring In tween Apnl and Join, wlule 6 peuent of companies ate miMite of their plans, aciordmg in the qti.uterly survey of ll.ooo employers con-dui led sun 1902. List quarter, 23 peuent of emploms said they planned to mi reuse lining, while II per-lent said they planned a decline I he suivey shows the higgesi slowdowns, on a year-by -year comparison, ate expelled hi construction, mining, fm, mie. reiail and durable goods manufacturing items expected to last more than three years. I lurty-six percent of con 355 op Local Business expo set for Sunday in West Salem (niK nr 18 pm ml.

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1nsing S.li(l. I ho ritnn. jiri.iril lur release iml.iy in.nks (lie I lih straight (u.iiiri (li.it mutt- ih.m 21) percent id uimp.iims stir-i)iil said iliry pl.m In mid their Muffs. llui, taken with mm-xonully adjusted mimhrrs. marks the third straiht (ii.irUt in which the piediited rail of hiring has fallen.

1 Ins quarter, when stripping mil seasonal t.nluis and the number of companies that expect to cut juhs. 18 percent of companies expect to increase hiring, down from 19 portent in the first three months of the year and 20 percent in the last quarter of 2000. The slowdown in hiring indi- Ford to sell Aston Marlin to raise $848 million McClatchy Newspapers DETROIT Ford Motor Co. has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its Aston Martin luxury brand to a group of investors, raising $848 million to help fund its turnaround plan. The Dearborn, automaker said it will retain a 9.4 percent stake in the profitable British-made brand, valued at $77 million.

That values all of Aston Martin at $925 million. The long-rumored deal calls for British driving champion David Richards, Kuwait-based Investment Dar Co. and Adeem Investment KSC, and U.S. banker John Sinders to become majority owners of Aston Martin. The transaction is expected to close by the end of April and is subject to customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals.

The Casesa Shapiro Group LLC of New York served as an idviser to the purchase group. Founded in 1914 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, ston Martin turned out its first car in 1915. Ford bought a stake in 1987 and icquired full ownership in 1994. It announced last August hat it would be interested in a iill or partial sale. Made famous by the James lond films, Aston Martin has een a part of Fords Premier Automotive Group that ncludes Volvo, Jaguar, Land lover and Lincoln.

Its exciting and terrific lews for Aston Martin, said "om Dupont, publisher of the )upont Registry, a high-end mto enthusiast magazine in St. etersburg, Fla. The folks from ngland that are on the nechanical front end of the his deal are technologically on he cutting edge and will help he company tremendously. With price tags starting at 110,000, the DB9 and V8 antage models are made at ston Martin's headquarters in laydon and later this year, a IBS model will go into produc-on at the Warwickshire plant, 1,600 people are VTD a -t A iiiiuwii.riiri inhiiir By STEVE CAHALAN La Crosse Tribune WTST SALEM, Wis. About 60 businesses, churches and other organizations will have exhibits in the first West Salem Business Expo from II a.m.

to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the West Salem High School gymnasium. The event is free and open to the public. The West Salem Business Association sponsors the event, which will feature door prizes and concession sales. Live entertainment includes the middle school choir at 11:15 a high school show choir at noon and the high school jazz band at 1 and 2 p.m.

Weve heard so much about Hoimen and Galesville BRIEFLY and the success theyve had with their business expos, Errol Kindschy said Monday. We thought it was about time to do something in West Salem to give our stores, churches and civic groups a chance to show off to people," said Kindschy, who owns the Historic Salem antiques, collectibles and used books business and is president of the school board and of the West Salem Historical Society. "It will let people know what we have here. For more information, call Kindschy at (608) 786-1675 or association President Eric Bauer at (608) 786-0890. Steve Cahalan can be reached at (608) 791-8229 or scahalanlacrosse tribme.com.

to regulatory approval. State Bank officials learned Monday they have received that approval. State Bank said Monday the Wisconsin Street building will remain open and occupied by Acuity Bank until April 13, when the conversion of Acuitys Sparta branch assets and deposits to State Bank will begin. The building will reopen April 16 under the State Bank Financial name. Operations at State Banks current Sparta locations will continue unchanged until April 13, when the 145 N.

Water St. location will close and begin relocating to the new site. The State Bank branch in the Piggly Wiggly grocery store will dose permanently April 14. Westland Insurance, a tenant in the Acuity Bank building, will remain there. Deadline to apply for farm aid approaching Producers have until April 2 to apply for marketing assistance loans on 2006 wheat, small grains, minor oilseeds and honey, according to the U.S.

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