Upgraded casinos boost Clinton and Dubuque profits in Iowa market
Iowa gaming revenues for 2009 fell about 2.56 million to 1.412 billion as 17 state licensed racetracks and casinos saw overall declines. Clinton Wild Rose Casino and Resort and Dubuque Diamond Jo led gains with riverboat to land based upgrades and new entertainment options attracting patrons amid a softer market.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wild Rose
Clinton
Dubuque
Clin
Diamond Jo
Jack Ketterer
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Illinois
Wiscon
Ketterer
Clinton and
Diamond
Nevada
Atlantic City
Gaming Commission
Davenport casino project on hold amid weak revenues
Isle of Capri confirms Rhythm City renovations are paused as company reassesses its timeline due to low profits at Rhythm City and a Bet Tendersdorf casino. Marquette and Caruthersville Isle of Capri sites continue but Rhythm City shows June revenue of 4.39 million, up from 2008 but down from May. Fiscal 2009 Rhythm City revenue totaled 58.2 million versus 56.7 million the prior year.
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Davenport
Isle of Capri
Jill Haynes
Rhythm City
Rhythm
Bettendorf
Isle of Capri Loca
Marquette
Caruthersville
Jurors weigh fault in 2006 Walford helicopter crash
A Polk County jury resumes deliberations in a high profile civil case tied to the 2006 The Final Season helicopter crash near Walford. Plaintiffs seek 15 to 20 million from Bristol Aerospace and others for death and injuries.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Polk County
Walford
Iowa
Donna Paulsen
Kansas
Norway
Kathryn Schlotzhauer
Roland
Bristol Aerospace
Hudson
Richard Green
Green
Tony Wilson
Wilson
Mark Tripp
Bristol
Tripp
Culver Names New Staff Chief and Campaign Adviser
Gov. Chet Culver announces two hires John Frew will become chief of staff in September and Teresa Wilmain joins as adviser to the re election campaign. Frew is a Des Moines native with past work for Culver's father and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. Wilmain has Iowa caucus experience and national campaign roles.
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Des Moines
Chet Culver
John Frew
Culver
Teresa Wilmain
Frew
U.S
John Culver
Tom Harkin
Denver
Jim Laren
Charles Krogmeier
Iowa Department of Human Services
Wilmain
Cedar Falls
Senate
Iowa
Michael Dukakis
Hillary Clinton
Clayton County adopts hiring freeze amid budget constraints
Clayton County enacts a hiring freeze across all departments with 114 employees and annual wages around 4.25 million, about a quarter of the 16 million budget. Super visor Wayne Bockenstedt cites budget restraints as departments plan a new year without room for new hires.
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Wayne Bockenstedt
Clayton County
Midland board to meet superintendent finalists
Midland Iowa board to meet Thursday with three finalists for the superintendent and both middle and high school principal roles. The finalists to replace Nathan Marting will be selected at a workshop on Tuesday, with Ray and Associates of Cedar Rapids aiding the search.
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Wyoming
Iowa
Midland School Board
Clay Pestka
Nathan Marting
Marting
Ray and Associates of
Cedar Rapids
New weather alert network added to Clayton County stations
A new early warning system, the Precision Weather Station, is being installed in Clayton County fire stations with Volga already operational and Postville Strawberry Point and Monona coming online. The system links to dispatch, law enforcement, and the National Weather Service to improve tornado warnings and weather monitoring for residents. Homeland Security funds also financed 125 weather radios.
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Pat McTaggart
Corre Volga
Willis Chase
Clayton County
Joel Biggs
Volga
Postville
Strawberry Point
Monona
Biggs
Corres
Eleader
Clayton County Emergency Management
Homeland Security Office
Chase
Law Enforcement Dispatch Center
National Weather Service
la Crosse
Wis
Weather Service
Homeland Security
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