Stewart among top candidates for Florida Junior College presidency
Kirkwood Community College superintendent Bill Stewart is named as one of three finalists for the presidency of Florida Junior College in Jacksonville, Florida. He is also considering a community college presidency in Fresno, California as another option.
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Bill Stewart
Kirkwood Community College
Florida Junior College
Jacksonville
Fla
Fresno
Calif
Stewart eyed for Florida college post tied to Iowa visit
Charles Spence of Clinton Community College notes interest from Florida officials who sent two members to visit Kirkwood and Cedar Rapids leaders. Stewart, Kirkwood’s president since 1978, earned $61,268 last year with benefits. Florida’s board shows clear interest despite questions about a California post.
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Charles Spence
Clinton Community College
California
Stewart
Florida
California Post
Florida Board
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Selby Ballantyne
Florida College
Jacksonville
Waterloo firm low bidder for airport apron
Cedar Valley Corp. submitted the apparent low bid of 2,030,549 for apron work at the Cedar Rapids Airport terminal project. The $2.88 million project funds paving 15 acres with 16 inches of cement, per Airport Commission Chair Donald Gardner. The bid is 29 percent under the estimate and awaits review by the terminal project coordinating committee and FAA regional approval, with completion planned for October 1986.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Valley Corp
Airport Commission
Donald Gardner
The
Federal Aviation Administration
Quad Cities tourism soars with river boats
Davenport officials forecast a 1000 percent rise in summer tourism thanks to new Mississippi River excursion boats the Mississippi Belle Bettendorf and Queen of Hearts Princess Davenport. About 1,400 tour buses are projected with each bus carrying around 40 people and adding roughly $3,500 daily to the local economy. last year the buses generated about $3.2 million for the Quad Cities.
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Davenport
Quad Cities
Kay Patterson
Bettendorf
Patterson
International Lions president visits Iowa convention
Donaghadee Northern Ireland native Hubert Mason serves as Lions Club International president. He traveled to Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Lions convention with about 1,000 members attending. Mason, CEO of a UK printing firm, has focused on drug awareness and diabetes research programs and will speak at a banquet tonight after a parade today.
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Mark Glenn Lazette
Lions Club International
Hubert Mason
Mason
Donaghadee
Northern Ireland
United States
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Lions Club
United Kingdom
Irish Sea
Belfast Lions Club
Lions Club
the Gazette
The
Lions
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Second Street
Third Avenue
Greene Square Park
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