Nussle to meet Iowa health providers on Medicare reform
House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee chair joins Rep. Jim Nussle in a series of meetings with northeast Iowa health care providers. Nancy Johnson will join discussions on Medicare reforms, MEDPAC findings, and rural payer gaps. Schedule includes Epworth Fire Station meeting, NICC Peosta session, and Finley Hospital Dubuque.
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House
Ways and Means Health
Jim Nussle
Iowa
Nancy Johnson
Connecticut
Nussle
Bush
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Medpac
America
Epworth
Dubuque County
2Nd District
Northeast Iowa Community College
Peosia
Northeast Iowa
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids police probe northeast business burglaries
Police report four businesses at 5270 N Park Place NE were ransacked between Sunday night and 7 am Monday and another at 5300 N Park Place NE was broken into. Cash a camera and credit cards were stolen. No dollar value given. Burglary targets include Preferred Appraisal Whitters Enterprises REM Health of Iowa Industrial Vibration Consultant and Evergreen Timber Corp.
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Cedar Rapids
N. Park Place
Park Place NE
Whitters Enterprises
REM Health of
Iowa
Evergreen Timber Corp
Woman accused of stealing cigarettes from Manchester Econofoods
Cathy Bowers, 31, an Econofoods employee in Manchester, is charged with first degree theft for taking more than 10000 dollars worth of cigarettes over 18 months. Police say she stole when the store was closed and sold the cigarettes, with cash and remaining cigarettes found at her home.
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Econofoods
Manchester
Cathy Bowers
Bowers
County approves partial funding for Kernels stadium and History Center
Cedar Rapids supervisors pledged 50 000 to Linn County Historical Society to retire the History Center mortgage, kicking off the Legacy Plan. The Kernels received a commitment for half of the 400 000 they sought for stadium work, with 200 000 pledged over four years. The combined effort aims to raise 1.4 million to secure the center and support the 14 million project ongoing in Linn County.
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History Center
Marise McDermott
The
Historical Society
Helen Arnold-Olson
Kernels
McDermott
First Ave
Arnold-Olson
Iowa Iron Works Redevelopment Clears Brownfield Site
The Iowa Iron Works site near the Cedar River is demolished as part of a major redevelopment plan. Across the street, the Iowa Steel plant has already been removed leaving rubble on 12th Avenue swept by Phil Brundrett.
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Zette
Kelly Etzel
Iowa Iron Works
12Th Ave
Phil Brundrett
D.W. Zinser Co
Cedar River
Iowa Steel
12Th Avenue
Cornell fund drive at Cornell College nears completion in 2008
Cornell College has raised 51.8 million toward a 62 million campaign ending in 2008 for a sesquicentennial celebration. The drive began in 1996 and funds will upgrade technology in classrooms and dorms and improve facilities for fine arts, athletics and housing.
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Cornell
Les Garner
E Law Hall
Tama Beef Packing Co. Closed Under Court Freeze
A U S court froze Tama Beef Packing and Valley Pride Pack assets after GE Capital alleged loan default and demanded access to financial records. The August 17 restraining order halted transfers and record changes, delaying reopening and leaving about 350 workers idle.
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Tama Beef
General Electric Capital
GE Capital
U.S
Chicago
Stewart
Valley Pride Pack
Iowa
GE Capital Credit
Iowa team creates a model breast to aid breast exams
A University of Iowa team develops a silicone model breast with seven water-filled balloons to simulate tumors for training doctors and patients. The system allows adjustable tumor hardness and aims to improve detection during exams with possible computer feedback in 3 to 5 years.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Alicia Weissman
Weissman
Greg Gerling
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