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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 2010
Page
1
University of Iowa athletics director Gary Barta called the decision to fire Todd Lickliter painful and costly. He said the move, made two weeks prior, was his toughest choice in four years at the helm and cost the department about 2.4 million dollars.
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta pursued Mark McCaffery after early meetings and competitive bids from Seton Hall and St John’s. The rapid talks aimed to address perceived faults in the men’s basketball program and secure a high profile hire.
BARTA plans a 43 million renovation of Carver Hawkeye Arena and a new practice facility. A 7.5 million P Sue Beckwith Boathouse is set for fall 2009. Bob Pearl Field and Cretzmeyer Track will be rebuilt after June 2008 floods. Nine million is allocated to a 69 million Campus Wellness and Recreation Center for swimming and diving. Planning continues for football administrative space and training facility expansions.
The official biography notes age 46 at appointment, born September 4 1963 in Minneapolis. From June 23 2006 he led Iowa succeeding Bob Bowlsby, with a salary of 295000. He earned a BS in mass communication and broadcast journalism from North Dakota State in 1987, and his family includes wife Connie and children Luke and Madison.
Iowa announces Todd Lickliter as new head coach at Carver Hawkeye Arena amid 2007 news conference. Item lists additional coaching moves including McCaffery, Dingman, Crawford, Hawkins, and Dougherty with dates from 2006 to 2009.
City Hall gathers economic impact data from 987 businesses to back a flood-guard proposal seeking federal funding. The effort, with the Rebuild Iowa Office and Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, argues regional economic harm if levees and flood walls are not built after the 2008 flood.
The city targets 987 local firms with an online survey on the economic effects of the June 2008 flood. Deadline is Wednesday with phone support at 319 286 5055. Mayor Ron Corbett notes Cedar Rapids as a regional growth hub while asking can it happen again.
Alan Bernard, former executive director of the Hawkeye Labor Council, faces federal charges for misappropriating more than 30000. He allegedly forged over 24800 in council checks and more than 6500 of another person’s credit account. The case followed a 2008 suspension after a council president confronted him about financial irregularities.
An Associated Press analysis finds that starting in 2014 the health care plan will require individuals to buy insurance and premiums for young adults on the private market could rise about 17 percent, roughly $42 a month, as costs shift to buyers of private coverage.
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