Shades block glare, rays
As the summer sun beats down, Graber Window Fashions has introduced a variety of fabrics to its Solar and Roller shades. Solar Shades, which help to reduce heat transmittance, allow a view of the outside and manage glare on televisions and office computers while blocking UV rays.
In a news release, Made in the Shade Blinds and More, a Graber dealer in Emporia, said it also offers sliding panel accents that coordinate with Roman and Solar shades.
Information is available from owner Farah Naylor at (620) 392-5969.
Challenger sales
under way
Although it’s only mid-July, Emporia Motors is taking orders for the 2009 Dodge Challenger, which will arrive in the fall.
Creig Agler of Emporia Motors said in a news release that the Challenger is a “modern-day muscle machine,” popular with drivers who are choosing from three models with three engine options.
The models featured are the Dodge Challenger SE, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $21,995, including $675 destination charge; the Dodge Challenger R/T, which carries an MSR of $29,995; and the Dodge Challenger SRT8, at $39,995, including $675 destination charge.
Intel profit jumps
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp.’s second-quarter profit jumped 25 percent as booming sales of laptop chips helped the company cruise past Wall Street’s estimates Tuesday.
Investors viewed the chip maker’s favorable results as a sign that global PC demand is healthy despite a sputtering U.S. economy. CEO Paul Otellini said demand for Intel’s chips remains strong globally. Three-quarters of Intel’s business is outside the U.S.
Intel earned $1.6 billion, or 28 cents per share, in the quarter, 3 cents above analyst’s forecasts and well above the $1.28 billion, or 22 cents per share, figure a year ago.
Proctor and Gamble’s chief marketer retires
CINCINNATI — The marketing chief who directed about $8 billion a year advertising products such as Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste and Gillette shavers is stepping down, Procter & Gamble Co. said Tuesday.
Global marketing officer Jim Stengel, 53, will retire from the company — the nation’s biggest advertiser — in October after 25 years.
P&G said Marc Pritchard, 48, will take over global marketing on Aug. 1. Pritchard is 26-year company veteran who is currently president for strategy, productivity and growth. He previously was president for global strategy and before that, headed P&G’s global cosmetics business.