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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 2000
Page
1
The dark comedy American Beauty starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening earned the most Oscar nominations. The Cider House Rules and The Insider tied with seven nominations each, according to Accent 4D.
Forty entries at the Invent Iowa competition held at the Five Seasons Center progress to the state contest. A judge rules a Robins residents group must not block, allowing a convenience store to be built.
A new office and retail complex in Hiawatha will feature Culver's Restaurant as part of the development. The project is highlighted in Money section 7B with details on the shopping and dining complex planned for the area.
Brandon Sains scores 29 as J-Hawks beat Iowa City West 81 to 71. C.R. Jefferson defeats I.C. West in a boys basketball game with details on page 1C.
Youth Plus in Thursday's Gazette reports area teens say attitudes toward interracial dating have shifted, with more openness and curiosity noted among students and communities.
The Pentagon opened a broad inquiry into alleged misdeeds by Army Corps of Engineers leaders over a $50 million Upper Mississippi and Illinois river navigation study. Officials face scrutiny over attempts to justify the project after a Corps economist found no need, with calls for an independent review and possible hearings this spring.
City utilities for water sewer garbage and recycling would rise 4.8 percent to total 38.99 a month, up from 37.19, with a public hearing set for March 1 at City Hall. The fiscal 2001 budget proposal totals 254.5 million, down 10 million from last year.
The Water Dept. cites lower capital spending as the reason for rate cuts while property taxes rise 34 cents per thousand, offsetting a rollback change that benefits a $100 000 home by about 1.24. Commercial rate climbs 1.52 percent with last year’s 1 240 per 100 000 to 1 258.
In a tight South Carolina clash Bush and McCain traded charges of negative campaigning. McCain said he ordered ads stopped while Bush waved a flier he said was paid for by McCain. Alan Keyes urged a calmer tone as CNN aired the 90 minute GOP debate.
Square D Co plans a 62 000 square foot addition to its Cedar Rapids research lab at 3700 Sixth St SW. The Palatine based maker seeks urban revitalization tax exemption for a 22 million project including 6 million in building and capital investment, to be completed in three to four years in phases starting this spring. The Cedar Rapids lab develops and tests circuit breakers and high current switching gear and will need more technicians as workload grows.
Blanck notes the plant expansion will meet rising demand for Square D circuit breakers. He cites double digit sales growth over four years and added that dot coms fueling server sites spurred growth in the past two years. He emphasizes electrical distribution systems must turn to 9A.
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