Airport panel awards tunnel contract amid MBE questions
Cedar Rapids Airport Commission rules Kinderknecht Associates made good-faith efforts to recruit minority subcontractors for the terminal tunnel project. The panel awarded a 603400 contract over protests from the city MBE officer, noting a federal 10 percent goal and potential FAA review. The terminal is slated for October 1986 completion.
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Mark Glenn
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Jackson
City Minority Business Enterprise
MBE
Jackson
Kinder
Knecht
Kinderknecht
Airport Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
James Bradley
Bradley
Kleiman Construction Inc
Ronald Wendt
Kleiman
Cornell seeks bonds for campus sports center in Mount Vernon
Cornell College plans to issue four to four and a half million dollars in industrial revenue bonds to build a campus sports and recreation center. The city would not bear any default risk. A formal request will appear on Mount Vernon council’s April 8 agenda.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Charles Cochran
Cornell
Cochran
Life Sports Learning Center
Linn County weighs jail move for enhanced 911 center
Linn County supervisors debate moving the sheriff's communications center and enhanced 911 to the jail's second floor, with Sheriff’s staff citing space and future expansion while opponents seek a regional joint facility. The deal hinges on a Sunday decision to avoid a $9000 price rise, as Cedar Rapids and Marion already upgrade their systems.
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Linn County
Sheriff's Communications
Sheriffs Communications Center
Ken Schriner
Schriner
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Joe Rinas
Rinas
Oxley
Witwer
Police and fire chiefs push higher education standards
Cedar Rapids police and fire chiefs urged the Civil Service Commission to require college credit or degrees for promotions. They proposed two-year degrees for many ranks and a four-year or master’s for top posts, noting local degree options and noting entry-level literacy concerns. The commission asked the City Attorney for options and delayed action.
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Cedar Rapids
Fire Departments
Edsel McMickle
Gary Hinzman
City Civil Service Commission
McMickle
Hinzman
Commis
Sion
Kirkwood Community College
Ees
Jerry Powers
Commission
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