Gander built rodeo empire from small town roots in Iowa
Gander grew up on a Postville area farm, quit UNI to chase rodeos, and built World's Toughest Rodeo into a national circuit. He underwrites promotes and produces about 15 rodeos a year from coast to coast and mixes in concerts and TV plans. He stresses hard work and learning from mistakes.
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Iowa
Gander
Postville
University of Northern Iowa
UNI
Vinton
South
Midwest
Texas
Tennessee
Williamsburg
Topeka
Tacoma
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Chicago
Casper
Cedar Rapids
S.o.b
Richland Meats Eyes Postville Plant Revival for Kosher Beef
Richland Meats Fort Dodge plans to reopen the Hygrade plant in Postville to slaughter cattle for a kosher market while seeking 1 million dollars in financing. Nelson proposes 150000 in stock, a 500000 SBA loan, and farmer co signers to fund upgrades and inventory, with production possible in 30 to 40 days once funding is secured.
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Richland Meats
Richland
Pennsylvania
Israel
Japan
Richard “Ike” Nelson
Nelson
Postville
James Ewing
Iowa
IBP Inc
Columbus Junction
Council Bluffs
Sumner
Fredericksburg
Hygrade
Richland Meats Inc
Fort Dodge
Benton district sues over defective solar collection system
The Benton Community School District files six counts in Benton County District Court seeking actual and punitive damages for a non functioning solar collector heating system installed at the new junior-senior high school during 1981 82. The suit names Frevert Ramsey Drey Kobes Architects Engineers Inc Sweeney Manning Seivert Mechanical Contractors Inc and Solar Kinetics Inc as defendants alleging breach of contract misrepresentation negligence and other claims.
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Vinton
Benton Community
Benton County
Frevert-Ramsey-Drey & Kobes Architects-Engineers Inc
Des Moines
Sweeney-Manning-Seivert Mechanical Contractors Inc
Granger
Solar Kinetics Inc
Texas
Veterans honored for 78 years in education at Oelwein
Open house Sunday July 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall in Oelwein honors Bill Murphy and Bob Allen for 78 years in education. Murphy 40 years in Aurora Hazleton Independence and Wapsie Valley as teacher coach athletic director and principal. Allen 38 years as teacher and coach in Lamont Aurora Union Whittier Garnaville and Wapsie Valley.
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Oelwein
Bill Murphy
Bob Allen
Knights of Columbus
Wapsie Valley
Murphy
Aurora
Hazleton
Independence
Allen
Lamont
Union
Whittier
Garnaville
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Ramaeker
Northeast Iowa National Bank
Benton District
Tandy
IBM
IBM/TM International Business Machines Corp
Black
Silver
Dugfone
Radio Shack
CitiLine
Archer
Gentry
Dolby
BNR
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp
Liberty Radio
Savel
Autoreverse
Nova
Jac
Gut
Dan
Uto-Accompar
Jack
Micronta
E Shack
FCC
Citibank
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