Newbo evolve festival bets big on splashy Cedar Rapids debut
Cedar Rapids unveils a three day Newbo evolve festival August 3 5 billed as music art and inspiration with pop headliners Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson. Organizers project a 4 000 pass sell and 11 000 individual tickets with prices up to 70 for concerts and 375 for passes while the 4 to 5 million budget raises questions about turnout and return on investment.
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Burning Man
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Rockwell Collins Donates Over 20 Million to U.S. Groups
Rockwell Collins reported gifts totaling more than 20.7 million dollars to U.S. based organizations over five fiscal years through its Charitable Corp. The donations exclude employee gifts and contributions to international groups. Fiscal years run Oct 1 to Sept 30. Data from IRS filings.
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Rockwell Collins Charitable Corp
Top Recipients Listed in IRS Filings for 2023
The data shows TOP RECIPIENTS FIRST, a youth science and technology organization, receiving 4.35 million dollars from the United Way of East Central Iowa totaling 2.23 million. JK Group, a technology firm aiding corporate giving, receives 2 million. The University of Iowa obtains 721000 and Iowa State University Foundation 569000.
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Iowa State University Foundation
Rockwell donors shape Eastern Iowa charity legacy
Former Rockwell Collins employees and the company itself contribute time money and leadership to Cedar Rapids area nonprofits including Meals on Wheels and the React Center. Community leaders note the strong ongoing role regardless of a pending United Technologies acquisition and possible relocations.
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the Gazette
Jack Mario
Mation
Meals On Wheels
Cedar Rapids
Mario
Rockwell Collins Retiree Volunteers
Iowa
Edar Rapids
Rockwell Collins
Jack Morio
React Center
Marion
Rockwell
Doug Neumann
Iowa courts pace of justice strained by budget cuts
Iowa's judiciary faces ongoing funding shortfalls as lawmakers and Governor Reynolds negotiate roughly 37 million in reductions by June 30. Officials warn trials are delayed, jurists limited, and victims await resolutions as the second year of cuts deepens courtroom backlogs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Michael Walton
Iowa County Attorneys Association
Judicial Branch
Terry Branstad
GOP
Kim Reynolds
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