Japan Faces Nuclear Crisis After Northern Japan Disaster
After a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami devastate Japan to the northeast authorities fight to avert an environmental catastrophe at Fukushima Dai ichi. Six reactors at the plant show damage with cores possibly melted while indoor evacuation orders cover about 140 000 people.
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Japan
Tokyo
Nuclear Industrial and Safety Agency
Kyodo
Minoru Ohgoda
Nuclear Industrial Safety Agency
Hajimi Motojuku
Tokyo Electric Power Co
China
United States
Austria
Osaka
Lufthan
U.S. Navy
Isao Araki
City flood buyout program scales with stalled title clearances
The city has closed on 810 of about 1,200 properties planned for buyouts and awaits title clearance on 175 more as flood recovery officials work with lenders. Bank offices flooded hindered responses, while homeowners seek compensation near 107 percent of pre flood value minus aid. Auctions paused as foreclosure cases continue through 2013.
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Amy Schirm
Gavin
Mullen
Suedeman
Bank of America
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Joe O’hern
O’hern
Schirm
Corridor construction boom fuels Iowa City area projects
The Cedar Rapids Iowa City area sees a surge of new work including the Destination Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center and the University of Iowa Public Health building. Key projects span Coralville Center for the Performing Arts Carver-Hawkeye Arena expansion Paramount Theatre restoration and more as firms anticipate a strong two years.
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Federal Courthouse
Destination Cancer Center
Mercy Medical Center
Physicians’ Clinic
TrueNorth Companies
Scott Smith
Cedar Rapids
Mercy
Amosson
Jason Imhof
Miron Construction
Iown
Imhof
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Koriyama
Fukushima Dai-ichi
Union of Concerned Scientists
Scientific American
Joe O’herr
C.R. Flood Recovery
Steve.gravelle
Sourcemedia.net
Smith
Scott Sylvester
Knutson Construction
Iowa City
Syl
Vester
Richard Pankey
Point Builders
Hinderknecht Associates
Wuh
George Ford
Scott Sylvester Knutson
Richard Pankey Point Builders
UICCU
The
Eastern
Iowa
Uiccu.org
Kofi Community Credit Union
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