Rockwell Collins Moves IT Center Downtown with $450,000 Incentive
Rockwell Collins will relocate 400 IT staff to the Town Centre building in Cedar Rapids from Collins Road space by year end, aided by a $450,000 city incentive funded from the parking fund and safety upgrades. The move supports downtown recovery after the 2008 flood.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell Collins
e-Business
Jean-Paul Besong
Third Ave
K’s Merchandise
Collins Road
Ron Corbett
Priority One
Regional Economic Development Agency
Besong
Jeff Pomeranz
City offers incentives for downtown parking expansion project
The city will provide 150000 dollars annually for three years to support parking upgrades and safety improvements in downtown facilities. Rockwell Collins employees will get free bus service between downtown and headquarters. About 400 information technology workers are affected as the move to Town Centre occupies 82000 square feet and aims to finish by March end.
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Rockwell Collins
Gold buyers in Cedar Rapids vary as prices dip
The Gazette reports on local gold buyers paying differing sums for rings and a watch as gold prices hover near fourteen hundred dollars an ounce. C R Collectibles offered 140 for two rings and declined the watch, while The Gold Estate offered 143.83 for the rings and also passed on the watch.
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C.R. Collectibles
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids
First Ave
22Nd Ave
Coralville
Dave DeWitte
the Gazette
Obama signs repeal to allow gays in military service
President Obama signs a law ending the don't ask don’t tell policy allowing open service by gays in the U S military. He urges those discharged to re enlist, noting 13500 had been dismissed since 1993 and promising national security benefits.
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Washington
Barack Obama
America
Earmark Grades Split for Grassley and Harkin in 2011
Iowa senators Grassley and Harkin requested 291 and 295 earmarks totaling 770.5 and 936.9 million dollars respectively. Taxpayer groups labeled Grassley a Hero for potentially ending earmarks while Harkin was tagged a Hooligan for his continued requests.
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James Q. Lynch
The
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Iowa
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
Taxpayers For
Common Sense
Washington- Watch.com
Grassley
Harkin
House
Senate
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