Coralville to begin Rockwell GPS plant construction
Rockwell International starts a multimillion-dollar GPS user equipment plant in Coralville. The 16-acre site, in a 110-acre subdivision near I 80 and Highway 218, will be built by Heartland Plaza Development with a $3 million budget and aims for a 1987 opening.
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Rockwell chooses Coralville for new plant site
Rockwell International ended a 30 to 60 day wait by selecting Coralville for its multimillion dollar manufacturing plant. Coralville developer Russell Gerdin owned the 16 acre parcel near old Highway 218 and Interstate 80. Rockwell spokesman Townsend Hoopes said negotiations began after the initial Corridor announcement and concluded faster than expected.
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Gerdin's 110 acre site lures Rockwell plant to Iowa
Seven years after buying Heartland Plaza, Russell Gerdin faces change as Rockwell International plans a multimillion-dollar manufacturing plant on the 110 acre site in Coralville. The plant would employ about 600 workers, boosting the area economy and placing Coralville on the industrial map. Gerdin's trucking business sits near grain elevators and cornfields, with Interstate 380 linking to broader markets.
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Reagan tax plan revised to meet revenue needs
The Reagan administration will revise its tax overhaul to raise more revenue after Joint Tax Committee staff found a deficit impact of 13.5 billion over five years. Treasury Secretary Baker and lawmakers said they remain committed to a revenue neutral bill and will propose further steps by September 1.
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R-Ore
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Rock Hudson is Diagnosed With AIDS
ARIS Rock Hudson, a film icon for four decades, confirmed to Gazette wire services that he has AIDS at age 59. Spokeswoman Yancy Collart said he was diagnosed a year earlier in the United States and had come to Paris for consultation before falling ill.
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Clergymen joke about marriage end of troubles
A satirical quip notes clergymen claim marriage ends troubles but does not specify which end. Copyright material appears in the index and brief text segments.
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