Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 15, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba b6 Winnipeg free press tuesday August 15, 2006 business Falconbridge Ltd. 0 Down continues Cummins diesel auto., air tilt cruise anti spin Tow Hooks Boliner & More. Its continued from Page b4 the Manitoba Economy is not dissimilar to the rest of Canada. There Are opportunities for growth there. Well be looking to share Best practices among our operating units and continuing to per form Well she said in an interview from Montreal. She said Consumers will continue to see the walking fingers logo on mpg a first directory in Mani Toba next year and there May be a few design alterations. But for the most part the new ownership wont be implementing any major changes. Elizabeth Gage president of pm International mpg a largest Agency in Manitoba supplying National yellow pages advertising said local companies should to worry about having to pay higher rates. That has to been the Case in other markets she said yester Day. But there has been better marketing and incentive programs for those she said mpg is one of North americas most creative and innovative publishers and it makes Good use of , the sixth most used Portal in Canada trailing such names As Google Man and Ebay. Its shares met tax closed Down 29 cents yesterday to $46.70 on volume of 133,927. ? with files from Canadian press strata gets nod for $18-b takeover with Phelps Dodge Vancouver Miner shareholders Lse Sta have Teck Cominto Ltd. Tax and voted overwhelmingly to approve brazils companoia Vale do Rio Doce or the firms $18-billion takeover bid for card All bidding for the Nickel giant. Canadas Falconbridge tax fal Ltd. Inco seeking to save its Deal with fal Swiss based strata was set to seize con Ridge agreed in june to be acquired control of Falconbridge and its stable of by . Copper Miner Phelps Dodge global base Mineral operations last night corp. But with strata a offer on the when the takeover offer expired with table the Inco Falconbridge Deal unav Falconbridge shareholders Elled As a majority of Falcon receiving payment by aug. 17. Strata Bridge shareholders failed to two weeks ago Falcon tender their shares to Inco by Bridges Board of directors rec plans to the late july deadline. Commended that shareholders then last week a third bid tender to the takeover bid by realign its Der emerged for Inco As card strata signalling an end to a the worlds largest Iron Ore z us Switzerland ? strata pc internal months Long takeover Battle Miner announced what it called among Canadas mining giants. Tonal a Superior proposal to those strata which already owns from Phelps Dodge and Teck Cominto. Is offering $63.25 can a share when the strata Deal Clos in Cash including a special div assets is the company that Drew its id end for the rest. Its own name from a Falconbridge shareholders voted 99.85 per township Nickel discovery cent in favour of the sweetened bid. Near Sudbury ont., will be Little More Falconbridge had initially spurned than a memory. Strata a offer forming an Alliance with people familiar with the strategy told fellow Canadian mining company Inco the Globe and mail that strata plans to Ltd. Tax n and . Copper Miner realign its International Nickel assets Phelps Dodge corp. Nose pm with with Falconbridge a Ontario Quebec and plans to create the country a biggest new Caledonia operations under the Nickel company. However those plans umbrella of a slimmed Down Toronto dissolved after shareholders failed to 24.5 per cent of Falconbridge Nickel head office called strata Nickel. Support the merger. ? Canadian press Inco is now a takeover target itself strike takes big bite of flyers q2 earnings a 25-Day strike at new flyer Indus tries in april Cut sharply into the company a second Quarter earnings the Winnipeg based transit bus maker said yesterday. New flyer reported earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization Bitda of $7.3 million compared with $18.9 million for the same Quarter last year. Revenues during the Quarter were Down 11.4 per cent to $137.7 million from $154.3 million in 2005 As the bus company delivered 336 buses com pared with 421 the year before. However new flyer said it expects to recoup part of its lost revenues As it ramps up production in the second half of this year. New flyer which has production facilities in Crookston and St. Cloud minn., As Well As in Winnipeg is the leading manufacturer of heavy duty transit buses in North America. The company said in a statement yesterday that firm bus orders to Date in 2006 Are 22.3 per cent ahead of last year As . Demand improves after a couple of weaker years. So far this year it has been awarded firm bus orders Worth $390.3 Mil lion an increase of 59.2 per cent compared with the first six months of 2005. New flyer said yesterday that while it suffered financially it did not see any bus order cancellations due to the strike. Despite lower production new flyer recorded net earnings of $7.2 million in the second Quarter and $18.2 million for the year to Date compared with a second Quarter loss of $535,000 and a first half profit of $5.4 million in 2005. ? Canadian press Bison opens Calgary terminal Bison transport is ready to serve Cana Tion shed. Das fastest growing Market. In keeping with the company a focus the Winnipeg based trucking Compa on health and wellness the terminal also by has christened a new 40,000-Square-includes a full fitness facility and exer foot terminal in Calgary. Cise equipment. The facility features an operations Bison employs More than 1,100 Dri Centre a training and Driver develop vers who operate More than 800 tractors ment Centre a full service maintenance and 2,300 trailers. Shop Cross Dock and trailer storage ser in Alberta alone the company now has vices As Well As a fuel Island and inspect More than 350 employees. 2006 Dodge ram 2500 2006 jeep commander 4x4 Quad cab 0 Down 3.7lv6, air tilt cruise pad Podl cd player rear air a Heater St. #6515 St. #6582 1 900 main Street ? 339-2 0 1 1 ? 1-800-665-89 1 0 ? wow easter Chr Ysler com 20,400 pm or plus taxes optional buyout. See dealer for details. 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