Next step in Creative Corridor to highlight regional innovation
Cedar Rapids launches the Creative Corridor Project with a April 19 luncheon at Kirkwood Center. Amanda Styron of Seed Here Studio leads the effort to showcase local innovators through stories and videos, with talks by business and community leaders. Registration available online.
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Employers broaden screening as job market tightens
The AAIM Employers Association reports a surge in background checks and drug tests amid restoring hiring. In 2012 810 firms used AAIMCheck up from 392 in 2011 with civil records searches growing the most. Experts caution on legal risk and blanket bans while emphasizing prescreening value.
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Clinton firm to pay fine for hazardous waste violations
Collis Inc a Clinton metal rack maker will pay a 31379 civil penalty to settle RCRA violations found in a June 2010 EPA inspection. The company will also invest at least 91809 to replace high mercury fixtures with low mercury ones and complete a project to reduce hazardous solvent waste generation.
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