Attorney General backs Cedar Rapids on contract dispute over Convention Complex
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says Cedar Rapids has stronger legal arguments than Gov. Branstad in a dispute over a project labor agreement on the $75.6 million Convention Complex. Miller cannot issue a formal opinion due to ongoing litigation uncertainty as the city weighs options regarding a $15 million I jobs grant and Executive Order 69. Mayor Corbett notes foreclosing the grant is not an option. The case centers on state funds and a PLA with the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Building and Construction Trades Council.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tom Miller
Terry Branstad
Miller
Ron Corbett
Ter
Branstad
Iowa City
Struction Trades Council
Scott Smith
Shipping blues flood forecast disrupts barge traffic on Mississippi
Floodwaters threaten spring barge shipping on the Upper Mississippi River. Al ter Barge Lines president Larry Daily says the stretch from the Quad Cities to Dubuque could be closed for a week or longer if rains continue, risking fertilizer, grain, and coal shipments. Upstream operations may halt at Dubuque, stranding crews and equipment.
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The
Gazette
Upper
Mississippi River
Quad Cities
Dubuque
Larry Daily
Alter Barge Lines
Bettendorf
Upper Mississippi
Daily
Mississippi barge tonnage trend 1998 to 2007
The Army Corps of Engineers reports Mississippi river barge tonnage averaged millions of tons over 1998 2007. Data show annual fluctuations with higher volumes in peak shipping years and lower levels during economic downturns.
Electricity flows to Fukushima Dai Ichi reactors
Crews at the damaged Fukushima Dai Ichi plant completed connecting external power to all six reactors. They will test internal electrical and cooling systems to determine if cooling can be restored. External pumps have already sent seawater into three units amid prior cooling failures after the March earthquake and tsunami.
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The
Washington Post
TOKYO
Fukushima Dai-Ichi
United Prevent
Tokyo Electric Power
Taro Ishida
Federation of Electric
Traer to honor Ruth Rasmussen salt and pepper collection
Traer unveils the Salt and Pepper Shaker Gallery inspired by Ruth Rasmussen who began collecting in 1946 after buying a shaker set at the Chicago Zoo. The grand opening with free admission runs 10 am to 4 pm on April 2 in Traer, Tama County.
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Traer Community Betterment
Ellen Young
Young
Ruth
Rasmussen
Chicago Zoo
Brookfield, Ill
Salt and Gallery opens in Traer with shaker collection
Ruth Rasmussen sells her collection of more than 14 000 salt and pepper shakers to the Salt and Gallery museum in Traer which opens on April 2.
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Traer
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