TrueNorth aims to stay downtown despite library plan
TrueNorth seeks a downtown site for a new office building after agreeing with Busse Investments LLC to buy a lot. The Cedar Rapids insurance firm may vacate its Fourth Avenue SE building this year to clear for a 45 million public library on the Greene Square Park block, with 120 employees affected.
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Adam Belz
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
TrueNorth
Duane Smith
Smith
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Greene Square Park
Library
Riding out the storm in trucking industry inches upward
The trucking industry, carrying 69 percent of US manufactured goods, saw 2009 freight down 8.3 percent from the American Trucking Association. Yet loads rose in early November per CAST International’s John Smith, amid ongoing bankruptcies and firm 2008 downturns. An Avondale Partners tally shows 3085 motor freight carriers failed in 2008, with 850 folding in the first half of 2009.
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American Trucking Association
John Smith
Cast International
Cedar Rapids
Olympic style training boosts workouts in under an hour
London based health experts say interval training can compress a week’s exercise into less than an hour. Once used for Olympic athletes the regimen may suit more people, including older individuals and those with health issues, potentially changing public guidance and saving gym time.
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Associated Press
London
Health care summit fraught with poll attacks and misgivings
At a Washington health policy conference, Democrats and Republicans clashed over polling data and interpretations. Senators Reid and McConnell debated public sentiment on reform, reconciliation, and the bill's momentum, highlighting a split view of public opinion and legislative strategy.
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Washington
White House
Barack Obama
Senate
Harry Reid
Nevada
Obama
USA Today-Gallup
Lamar
Reid
America
Kaiser Foundation
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