Workers Memorial Day Observance at Kernels Game
A Workers Memorial Day event will begin at 4 15 p m on April 28 at Veterans Memorial Stadium before the Kernels game Gates open at 4 p m The public should arrive early Kernels tickets required U S Rep Bruce Braley will take part in the pregame ceremony sponsored by the Hawkeye Labor Council and Linn County Veterans Affairs The observance honors workers who have died or suffered serious injuries on the job.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Stadium
U.S
Bruce Braley
Iowa
Hawkeye Labor Council
Linn County Veterans Affairs
Starbucks to Replace Red Dye in Drinks With Lycopene
Starbucks says it will stop using cochineal extract derived from beetles in its drinks. The Seattle chain will reformulate to lycopene from tomatoes and finish changes by the end of June.
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New York
Starbucks Corp
Doritos Sizzle Spurs Taco Bell Sales Rise
Taco Bell's Doritos dust topped tacos helping U.S. same store sales climb 6 percent in Q1. Parent Yui Brands Inc. forecast stronger gains for the Mexican chain in the current quarter after a prior slump tied to a short-lived lawsuit.
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Louisville
Taco Bell
U.S
Yui Brands Inc
U S Internet ad revenue hits record in 2011
U S Internet ad revenue rose to a record 31 billion in 2011, up 22 percent from 2010. The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers report about half of revenue came from search ads, with mobile showing the fastest growth though still small overall.
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New York
United States
Interactive Advertising Bureau
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Google
Iowa weighs cuts to early childhood programs and economy
The Iowa Fiscal Partnership report shows Early Childhood Fund grants down nearly 1 million since 2009, School Ready Fund funding cut 16.5 million since 2008, and Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program funding reduced by 6.1 million this year. It contrasts with over 200 million annual business tax credits, arguing investments in early development boost future productivity.
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Vanessa Miller
Gazette
Iowa
Iowa Fiscal Partnership
Lily French
Iowa Policy Project
French
David Osterberg
Rockwell Collins
Osterberg
Americans flock to trains as backlogs strain aging transit
Faced with high gas prices and a weak economy, Americans increasingly ride trains and buses even as an $80 billion maintenance backlog endangers service. Federal Transit Administration officials warn ridership may hit a record while decades of deferred repairs and reduced local funding slow modernization.
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Washington
Federal Transit Administration
The
Transit Administration
Peter Rogoff
Rogoff
Vilsack foresees end of direct payments and rural growth plan
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Gazette Editorial Board that direct payments will likely not be funded in the next Food Farm and Jobs Bill. He described a new safety net centered on crop insurance, expanded rural development, and stronger agricultural research with flexible programs and cross agency collaboration including biofuel from domestic sources.
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George G. Ford
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Vilsack
USDA
Washington
Department of the Navy
Department of Energy
U.S. Navy
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