City pushes mandatory pre bid meetings for bids and costs
City officials in Dubuque Iowa City and beyond push mandatory pre bid meetings to ensure competitive bids and reduce change orders. Contractors say meetings align scope and bids while protecting both sides though some projects still overrun estimates at the Convention Complex.
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Rick Fosse
Iowa City
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Environmental Management Services Inc
Dubuque
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Department of Veterans Affairs
George Heeren
D.W. Zinser Co
Walford
Heeven
Convention Complex
Brian Ray
the Gazette
D.W. Zinser
Cedar Rapids
Time Check Recreation Center
Heeren
Irene Weakens but Leaves Wide Path of Damage Along Atlantic Coast
Irene, downgraded to a tropical storm, left a wide swath from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod with heavy rain and power outages affecting 1.2 million Dominion customers in Virginia and North Carolina. Crews work to restore power before Labor Day weekend as nearby nuclear facilities brace for impact and officials praise coordinated response.
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David Pearson
Kill Devil Hills
New Jersey
Factory revival fuels uneven U S job gains across regions
In a mixed recovery, Mori Seiki and other manufacturers say new machines create jobs, but overall unemployment remains high. Oklahoma City shows strength with 5.7 percent rate and 1,300 energy jobs, while North Dakota and other states enjoy low rates due to oil and agriculture. California’s housing crash lingers, even as ports rebound.
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Paycom
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Great Northern Energy
Bismarck
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Moody’s Analytics
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Ind
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Romney remarks stoke divide over corporate roles in economy
The piece notes a Supreme Court ruling on corporate campaign spending and questions whether Romney’s remarks on corporate tax breaks align with working Americans. Obama counters the idea, and analysts say the gaffe fits a pre existing narrative that Romney is tied to business interests. It also recalls Perry’s Social Security critique and Kerry’s Iraq war vote flip flop.
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Rick Perry
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Kerry
Iraq
George W. Bush
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