Governors Nix Donahue TV Circus for Saturn Plant Pitch
Governors Branstad Orr and colleagues weigh TV appeal to lure GM Saturn plant. Branstad plans to tout Iowa on Donahue while Orr declines, saying plant efforts are business not show business. Colleagues Celeste Thompson Colins Perpich weigh similar decisions.
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Charles Robb
D-Va
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Ohio
Jim Thompson
R-Il
Martha Layne Colins
D-Ky
Rudy Perpich
D-Mini
Washington
Iowa
ES Moines
Terry Branstad
Indiana
Robert D. Orr
Mark Lubbers
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Wisconsin
Anthony Earr
Iowa approves 1984 housing permits rise statewide
The Iowa Development Commission reports 1,803 housing permits issued in 1984 across 23 cities, up from 1,572 in 1983, with permit value totaling 163.128 million dollars. Five cities lead with Urbandale Davenport West Des Moines Iowa City and Des Moines. Cedar Rapids rose to 96 permits. Also approved an overseas travel mission to Australia New Zealand and Malaysia for late April to early May.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Development Commission
Urbandale
West Des Moines
Iowa City
Davenport
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Keokuk
Burlington
Marshalltown
Newton
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Australia
New Zealand
Malaysia
Iowa urged to change more than taxes to spur growth
Cedar Rapids businessman George Chadima, chairman at Noland Corp., urged Iowa lawmakers to reshape state policy toward economic development. He pressed access to venture capital, public private partnerships, and a culture that encourages risk taking over tax relief, saying laws should grant freedom rather than motivation. He warned state attitude may hinder growth and urged review of obstacles.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
George Chadima
Noland Corp
Senate
Small Business and Economic Development Committee
Chadima
Senate panel backs tax breaks for new and expanding industries
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers advanced an incentive plan tying tax relief to job training and 10 percent employment growth. Eligible employers could receive refunds of sales and use taxes on machinery and equipment, a real property exemption, and an income tax credit. Critics say the plan aids expansion without aiding existing industry. Senate Ways and Means Chairman William Palmer calls it a legitimate tool to attract industry.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Robert Burnett
Senate Ways and Means
William Palmer
Branstad Pushes 8 Cent Cigarette Tax Hike
Gov. Terry Branstad backs an 8 cent per pack cigarette tax increase in Iowa regardless of federal tax changes and aims to raise about 18 million dollars to reduce the state sales tax on industrial equipment and machinery. The stance marks a shift from last month when he proposed offsetting any federal cut with a similar state hike. The move depends on legislative action and federal tax outcomes.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
U.S. House
Treasury
Susan Neely
Neely
Muscatine Teen Wounded In Self-Inflicted Rifle Accident
An 18-year-old Muscatine man identified as Gary Mott was critically wounded when he accidentally shot himself in the head with a .22-caliber rifle. He returned from a hunting trip to his grandparents’ home and was found after the shot. He was taken to Muscatine General Hospital and later transferred to University Hospitals Iowa City.
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Muscatine
Gary Mott
Muscatine General Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Iowa House takes 3 day weekend to recover from crises
House Speaker Don Avenson said lawmakers will miss Monday session to rest after a period of intense pressure since January. He cited farmer relief, tax breaks, and a state lottery as top issues and warned against violence in the chamber.
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House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Avenson
Chamber
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