Retirements of Iowa scientists Van Allen and Lasansky
Iowa City reports that James A. Van Allen and Mauricio Lasansky will retire under a 70 year age rule. Van Allen leaves June 30 after leading physics since 1951 and Lasansky retires December 31 after heading printmaking since 1945. Dwight Nicholson is chosen to succeed Van Allen pending Regents approval.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
James A. van Allen
Mauricio Lasansky
U of I’s Department of
van Allen
Lasansky
School of Art and Art History
U of I
James O. Freedman
Richard Remington
University
Remington
van Allen and Lasansky
Keith Achepol
Dwight Nicholson
Loewenberg
Montezuma Finds Value in Diversity Amid Slow Business
Montezuma Iowa, with 1,500 residents, shows resilience as three diverse firms join the local economy, including Dreomatic, Sig Manufacturing, and Brownell Inc. The newcomers, employing about 247 people, diversify a town previously reliant on farming. Local banker Dick Arendt credits diversification for keeping the town afloat.
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Montezuma
Iowa
Brandstad
Dreomatic
Sig
Brownell Inc
Dick Arendt
Poweshiek
International Harvester
Grinnell
Bill Henkle
Farmers Struggle Hit Montezuma Economy Hard
Local farmers face shrinking sales and falling land values as interest rates rise. Bankers report devalued farmland bids and rising accounts receivable while merchants note reduced customer traffic. Real estate turnover stays steady as Lake Ponderosa area homes convert to year-round use and out-of-town buyers arrive.
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Henkle
Montezuma State Bank
Dick Gregory
Peoples Savings Bank
Arendt
Gene Story
Gene
Fulton
Bob Fulton
Carroll Hershberger
John Deere Implement
Vanney Chevrolet-Oldsmobile
Hershberger
Montezuma
Lake Ponderosa
Des Moines
Grinnell
Newton
Gregory
Ghost Towns Loom as Iowa Struggles With Slump
Iowa towns face decline as farming slows and retail shifts to cities. ISU economists warn towns reliant on agriculture risk closures of grain elevators and feed stores, while Deere plants cut jobs. Experts urge diversification and strong local leadership to avoid widespread ghost towns.
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Main Street
Iowa
Country Road
Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Paul Lasley
Iowa State University
Lasley
ISU
Ken Stone
Stone
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
C. Philip Baumel
John Deere
Waterloo
Baumel
Bob Shoup
John Deere and Co
Deere
Quad Cities
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