Yellow Book USA and Pindar Set to Hire 150 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids based Yellow Book USA and its partner Pindar Set plan to add 150 employees over the next months. The move grows Cedar Rapids staff to about 1,000 combined with roles in customer service administration management inside sales and tech support for Yellow Book USA online products.
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Yellow Book USA and Pindar Set Hiring Event
Yellow Book USA and Pindar Set announce a Cedar Rapids job fair at 6300 C St SW Building 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. They plan about 1,000 hires with 150 positions opening soon across hourly, inside sales, and salaried roles. Applicants should apply online beforehand at yellowbook.com/aropportunities.
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Education gains amid rising poverty in Cedar Rapids area
The fifth annual Community Report Card shows Cedar Rapids, College Community, Linn-Mar and Marion Independent districts keeping test performance steady or improving over four years despite more low income students. Iowa lunch aid rose from 27 percent in 2002-03 to 32 percent in 2006-07 with Cedar Rapids alone increasing from 31 to 39 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
College Community
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Marion Independent
Iowa
Dave Markward
Metro Catholic
NICC Builds on Open Door Policy and Local Training
Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar started in a rented space 41 years ago and has grown to nearly 5,000 students by offering affordable education near home. The college emphasizes accessible training, qualified instructors, and programs with strong financial rewards for graduates.
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NICC
Northeast Iowa Community College bond vote faces $35 million ask
Voters in a dozen northeast Iowa counties will decide a $35 million bond issue for NICC. Polls open at noon and run to 8 p.m. The Sunday's Gazette lists polling places for the election.
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Northeast
Iowa
College series highlights bond referendum and campus evolution
Thursday features a bond referendum and a look at how the college has evolved. In a biology class at College in Peosia, instructor Chris OConnell guides students Leah MacFarlane and Stephanie Green as the school notes strong health and science programs and a Calmar campus presence.
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Dubuque
Leah MacFarlane
Galena
Ill
Stephanie Green
Northeast Iowa Community College
Peosia
Calmar
February Averages Sink Deeply in Iowa Cold Spell
Cedar Rapids February daily temperatures averaged 4.5 degrees, 17.8 below normal, with Iowa statewide at 8.7 degrees and the 24.2-degree normal. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says if the pace continued it would be the third-coldest February on record, though warmer temps are expected next week.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Weather Service
Harry Hillaker
Iowa
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