Cedarapids to Move Oregon Plant, Add Jobs in Iowa
Cedarapids Inc will close its ElJay Division plant in Eugene Oregon and transfer production to Cedar Rapids. The move to lower costs will create about 200 jobs later this year while 300 workers face layoffs between July and September. The ElJay plant designs rock crushers for construction.
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Cedar Rapids
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Eugene
Ore
ElJay
Richard Schwebel
Cedarapids Plans Major Move From Oregon to Cedar Rapids
Cedarapids Inc will close its Eugene plant moving 300 jobs and rock crusher production to Cedar Rapids. About 200 new workers will be hired in June as part of a 125 000 square foot plant expansion and renovations at 401 12th Ave SE to add new product lines. The transfer aligns with tax incentives and loans from state authorities and urban renewal actions.
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Rere
Oregon
Cedar Rapids
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Elsay
12Th Ave. SE
Oak Hill
Iowa Economic Development Board
June Scangarello
Raytheon Engineers and Constructors
Raytheon Engineers
Iowa City could force 1 percent option tax on five-city area
Iowa City may trigger a countywide election to impose a 1 percent local option sales tax across five communities Coralville North Liberty University Heights and Hills. The redistribution formula could shift about $100000 from Coralville to neighboring towns while Coralville keeps roughly $1 million. a mall project is cited as a revenue loser.
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Lisa Sweglereer
Sponden
Iowa City
Coralville
North Liberty
University Heights
Hills
Iowa
Johnson County
Susan Horowitz
al Axeen
Towa City
Axeen
Keily Hayworth
University of Iowa closes dental hygiene program
A federal judge ruled Friday that closing the dental hygiene program at the University of Iowa affected men and women equally. Details on page 2B. The rest of the brief mentions a Franciscan Sisters project in Hiawatha, Cedar Rapids students training for a city run, and Don McKee’s embezzlement defense, with pages for more details.
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Hiawatha
Don McKee
Mortgage rates dip to 8 percent after weak jobs data
The 30 year fixed mortgage rate fell to 8 percent on Friday from 8.26 percent as bond prices rallied after a U S jobs report showing payrolls shrank and unemployment rose to 5.8 percent. The decline cuts about 89.25 a month on a 100 000 loan, easing housing costs and fueling expectations the Federal Reserve may pause rate hikes.
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Des Moines
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U.S. Department of Labor
Mike Carey
Maria Fiorini Ramirez
Fed
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Fourth White House Conference on Aging ends with 39 recommendations
Delegates wrap up the Fourth White House Conference on Aging with 39 recommendations addressing access to health care and safe communities for seniors. Budget constraints and the push to defend existing programs like Social Security Medicare and Medicaid dominated debates.
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White House
Fernando Torres-Gil
Federal Administration On Aging
America
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Bers
Gretchen Dee
Schaumburg
Dee
Health and Human Services Department
Donna Shalala
Harkin Pushes Medicare Software Test to Curb Waste
Sen. Tom Harkin urges Medicare to test new software within two weeks after GAO report shows outdated technology allows improper billing. He notes unbundling and other abuses costing billions. advocates private sector tech saving billions over five years.
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Harkin
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Medicare
Steve Pelovitz
Health Care Financing Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
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