Souvenir Group plans Cedar Rapids expansion and jobs
Souvenir Group seeks state CEBA funds to move Bitepoint Chromatic from Fenton Missouri to Cedar Rapids add about 110 jobs within a year and raise employment to over 250 with payroll near 30 million. The company aims to lease and operate 2525 18th St. SW in the former Apache Hose plant.
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George C. Ford Lazette
Cedar Rapids
Souvenir Group
F Ave. NW
Fenton
St. Louis
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Richard Luther
CEBA
Joseph Romanell
Romanell
Bemrose Group PLC
Great Britain
Ritepoint
Western Publishing Co
New York
Diane Northway
U of I poet Jorie Graham wins Pulitzer Prize for poetry
University of Iowa Writers Workshop member Jorie Graham wins the Pulitzer for poetry for The Dream of the Unified Field. She said the prize honors diverse language uses, and plans to continue writing in Iowa City where she teaches.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Jorie Graham
Workshop
Graham
Philip Levine
James Tate
Jane Smiley
Robert Olen Butler
U of I
Theater Arts
Charles Wright
Wright
Donald Justice
Writers’ Workshop
Counties and Cities Adopt Metropolitan Contractor License
Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha and Linn County adopt a metropolitan license for mechanical heating cooling and refrigeration contractors and installers. The move standardizes licensing and may extend to plumbing and electrician licenses, with questions about sharing legal fees but overall support for streamlined enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Neumann Lazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Linn County
Gib Boxa
Metro Plumbing and Electrician
Jim Houser
Oliver Merriam
Merriam
Kernels Face South Bend in Home Opener Rematch
The Kernels fell 6-3 to South Bend after a ninth inning rally left two men on base. At 6 p.m. today they again face South Bend, chasing their first home win. Details on page 10.
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Kernels
South Bend
Rochester
Cedar County
Jonathan
Sydny Morgan
Laura Caviani performs at Eddie Picard's Backstairs for Jazz
Jazz pianist Laura Caviani brings her music to Eddie Picard's Backstairs for Jazz tonight. Up Close feature promises insights into her views on the genre and female representation in jazz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Caviani
Eddie Picard
Backstairs
Phifer Chosen as Coe College President
James Phifer, acting president for five months, was named Coe College president, the 14th in the college's history, after a standing ovation and praise from faculty and board chair Jack Evans. Phifer, 51, has served as vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty since 1985 and succeeds John Brown, who becomes chancellor May 1 after a period of leave.
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Becky Stover
Gazette
James Phifer
Coe College
Phifer
Coe
Jack Evans
Board of Trustees
Harlo Hadow
Jim
Hadow
Peter Wickham
Dr. Phifer
John Brown
Brown
Newton
Self
Obese mothers face double risk of serious birth defects
Two studies in the Journal of the AMA link maternal obesity at conception to neural tube defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly, affecting about 2,500 U.S. babies annually, with overweight women not benefiting from folic acid supplementation as lighter women do.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
U.S
Robert Goldenberg
Tsunenobu Tamura
University of Alabama
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Pulitzer
Lone Ranger
Craig Jensen
Estennene
Imource
Boston University
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