Layoffs at Clipper Windpower to affect 76 in Cedar Rapids
Clipper Windpower plans a permanent layoff of 76 workers at the Cedar Rapids turbine plant starting Monday through Oct 31 under a WARN Act notice. The firm says 174 positions will be cut company wide, focusing on refacing the business toward service.
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Mount Mercy graduate programs move to former training center
Mount Mercy University plans to convert a 26 500 square foot former army reserve center at 1599 Weing Rd NE Cedar Rapids into a Graduate Center by fall 2012. Programs relocating include MA in Education MBA MS Nursing and MA in Marriage and Family Therapy with a community clinic to offer low cost therapy and clinical training to students.
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Diamond V Mills marks 70th anniversary in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids based Diamond V Mills marked the completion of a $4.5 million 16,500 square foot headquarters at 2525 60th Ave SW next to its plant. CEO John Bloomhall highlighted flood history and planned production capacity increase with a $13.5 million expansion at the south plant. The company received $75,000 in incentives from the Iowa Economic Development Authority and operates a Kirkwood Community College research center.
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Iown distributor not affected by cantaloupe recall
Durant wholesale distributor kept cantaloupes from Chamberlain Farms of Owensville Indiana that were recalled after an outbreak. FDA noted limited exposure due to sale timing. Purchasers in Missouri Illinois Kentucky and Indiana were affected, with concerns about source and receipts.
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