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ST. LOUIS NEWS TODAY - Thursday, January 12, 2006
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Webster University Opens at Old Post Office
Webster University has relocated to 33,000 square feet of space in the newly renovated historic Old Post Office located at 815 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis. The university has expanded the size of its downtown St. Louis campus and will occupy all of the Mid Level (first level below grade), with a small administrative office on the Mall Level (street level).
Webster University's space will include 15 classrooms, 3 computer labs, one conference room and an administrative site that will oversee 29 undergraduate and graduate academic programs in both the day and evening format. They will also be joined by partners (The Center for Professional Development, LIFT (Literacy for the Investment in Tomorrow), WIL (Webster Institute for Literacy), and DAP (Diversity Awareness Partnership)) that will enrich campus activities.
Webster University presently has 625 students enrolled at the downtown campus and will be celebrating its 32nd year of commitment to the downtown business community.
The Grand Opening celebration for Webster University will be Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 4 pm.
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Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Registered on Do-Not-Call List
ST. LOUIS, (PRNewswire), January 12, 2006 - The Federal Trade Commission's National Do-Not-Call Registry continues to be successful. A large majority of the U.S. adult population says they have registered and that they have received fewer telemarketing calls.
Approximately three-quarters of all U.S. adults (76%) say that they have signed up for the registry; a significant increase from January 2004 when 57 percent reported that they had registered. Many of these adults say they have either received no telemarketing calls since then (18%) or that they have received some calls, but far fewer than before (61%). Only a few of those who have registered report receiving the same number (6%) or more (1%) telemarketing calls than before.
These are the results of a Harris Poll of 1,961 U.S. adults aged 18 or over surveyed online between December 8 and 14, 2005 by Harris Interactive(R).
Other interesting findings in this research include:
- The proportion of all adults who have seen, read or heard about the
registry has increased slightly from 91 percent in September 2004 to
the current 94 percent.
- The proportion of all adults who claim to have signed up for the
registry has increased from 32 percent in September 2003, to 57 percent
by January 2004, to the current 76 percent.
- Over nine in 10 (92%) of those who have registered report receiving
fewer telemarketing calls, including the 18 percent who say they have
received none, 61 percent who have received some but far less than
before, and 12 percent who have received some, but a little less than
before.
Many of those signed up for the registry (63%) do not know if survey research firms and pollsters are allowed to call numbers that are registered. This has not changed since January 2004. Still one-quarter (24% of those registered) knows that researchers are allowed to call because they are exempted from the do-not-call restrictions. Some adults (13% of those who have registered) mistakenly believe that survey research firms and pollsters are not allowed to call, up slightly since January (8%).
Seven in 10 (70%) of those listed on the registry report that they have been called to do a poll or survey since signing up. This is a large increase since January 2004 when just four in 10 (41%) of those who were registered said that they had been called to do a poll or a survey. This result doesn't tell us whether there has actually been an increase in the number of survey calls or whether there is now a greater awareness by people of the distinction between telemarketing calls and survey calls.
Chrysler Group to Invest Nearly $1 Billion
in St. Louis Assembly Plants
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 8, 2006 - Chrysler Group is investing up to $1 billion in its St. Louis North and St. Louis South Assembly Plants to modernize and re-tool the facilities.
The manufacturing plants, located in Fenton, Mo., are home to the Dodge Ram (1500 and 2500) Standard and Quad Cab Pickup (North), and the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans (South).
"This investment clearly represents Chrysler Group's commitment not only to our work force, but also the entire St. Louis regional community," said Frank Ewasyshyn, Chrysler Group Executive Vice President Manufacturing. "The new technologies, process improvements and infrastructure upgrades are evidence of our continuing improvement in the quality of Chrysler and Dodge vehicles and the competitiveness of our plants."
The investment will be shared between the two plants, giving them state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities.
Currently, the North and South facilities build multiple variations of the Dodge Ram, and Chrysler and Dodge minivans, respectively. Part of this significant capital investment will provide St. Louis South with the capability to manufacture multiple types of vehicles on one line. St. Louis South will be the third Chrysler Group assembly plant to implement a fully robotic body shop, giving it the ability to automatically adjust to build multiple models within cycle time. The investment helps to ensure the future viability of both plants.
Equipment, facility and process changes will begin in 2006 as the plants continue to build Dodge Rams, and Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans. The investment also is expected to reduce new-model changeover downtime.
"The city of Fenton is proud to be the home of these two Chrysler Group plants and UAW locals 110 and 136," said Mayor Hancock. "We're proud to be part of the effort to keep nearly 6,000 men and women building vehicles in these two plants for the foreseeable future."
Tight Transportation Fuel Supplies
May Bring Higher Gas Prices
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 8, 2006 - Recent comments by OPEC members to curb oil production beginning April 2006 and concerns about tight transportation fuel supplies this summer have combined to support continued high prices for transportation and heating fuels, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Energy Center's Energy Bulletin.
The petroleum market is turning its attention away from the winter heating season to the potential tight squeeze in transportation fuels this summer. U.S. crude oil prices remain strong with a settlement of $63.42 per barrel on Jan. 4 compared to $59.21 at this time last month due to concerns over available imports prior to the summer driving season. According to Indonesia's OPEC governor, some members of OPEC want the cartel to cut output by about 3 percent, or 1 million barrels per day beginning April 2006.
Domestic crude supplies decreased 1 million barrels to 321.6 million barrels in the last week. Crude demand also increased as refineries returned to service following short-term maintenance issues. Imports fell by 0.1 million barrels per day and U.S. production remained relatively flat. Approximately 27 percent of Gulf Coast crude oil production is still shut down following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita this summer.
The strength of crude oil prices and consumer demand are supporting higher retail prices for transportation fuels. On Jan. 2, the average retail price for regular gasoline was $2.15 in Missouri, up 9 percent from last month and 34 percent higher than last year. Missouri retail diesel fuel prices increased 3 cents since last month to an average retail price of $2.35 per gallon. Despite the price increase, Missouri's average diesel price is 6 cents lower than the Midwest Region average.
The state's average retail propane price as of Jan. 2 was $1.71 per gallon, up 5.6 cents from a month ago and 16.7 cents or 11 percent higher than a year ago. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the price increase was attributed to strong propane demand in December that was reportedly the highest in five years for the month of December. Approximately 13 percent of Missouri households use propane for heat.
On Jan. 4, natural gas futures closed at $10.20 per MMBtu, down $3.50 from last month due to the recent unseasonably warm weather throughout the U.S. However, prices continue to be significantly higher than last year at this time, representing an increase of $4.37 per MMBtu or 75 percent. Approximately 57 percent of Missouri households use natural gas for heat.
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