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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2011
Page
17
The Iowa Economic Development Board will renew its two million dollar contract with Burson-Marsteller after the agency pledged stronger efforts. The move draws criticism from conservative groups over hiring an out of state firm. Development Director Debi Durham says the agency has not been fully integrated and has limited use of the company's international expertise.
New York March reports show Amazon.com failing to restore computers used by other large websites as an outage stretched into a second day. The service rents space on mainframe servers hosting many sites and online services. Most affected sites were back Friday, though some still faced trouble with no ETA on full restoration.
Rockwell Collins announced $90,000 in Green Communities grants to 48 community based projects. Thirty recipients are in Eastern Iowa. Grants of up to $2,500 support communities with Rockwell Collins employees or operations.
The dollar remained largely unchanged against major currencies in light trading as U.S. markets were closed for Good Friday. The euro rose to $1.4550, the pound slipped to $1.6516, and the dollar stayed near 81.90 yen amid expectations the Fed will keep rates near zero while others raise rates to tackle higher food and energy costs. Market activity was subdued with many exchanges closed.
In Kansas City area and across the US vending machines gain wireless monitoring from Cantaloupe Seed technology. Treat America Food Services uses Plan to track inventory and cash down to the dime and alert owners by text or email. A Phoenix school case shows the system catching crooks after a door is opened after hours.
Web coupons draw new customers to Cedar Rapids ventures like ARA Gallery owner Tony Alt and Platinum Rose studio. Living Social and Groupon dominate, with Wig & Pen East selling 1,622 Groupons and Prairie Soup seeing first time diners. Promotions track new customer data and influence repeat visits.
Budget reductions have reduced the Iowa Department of Agriculture from 45 million to 34 million in the current year with proposals of 32 to 33 million for next year. Officials warn further cuts could cost 15 to 20 positions, affecting soil conservation and weights and measures services as staff levels shrink from 391 in 2009 to 312. Senator Seng calls the issue critical for Iowa's agricultural future.
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