Iowa riverboat study cites Linn Johnson counties as strong gaming potential
A 1995 market analysis by Christian sen Cummings Associates finds Linn and Johnson counties in Iowa offer the strongest revenue potential for a new riverboat operation. Current Linn County spending of 16 million could rise to 44 million, while Johnson County could grow from 7 million to 21 million with a nearby facility within 10 miles.
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Linn
Johnson Counties
Iowa
Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Christiansen
Johnson County
Will Cummings
Cummings
State
Racing and Gaming Commission
Linn County
Cedar River
Fading Memorial Day Reflects Shifting Veteran Remembrance
American Legion Post 727 in Cedar Rapids places 675 flags at Czech National Cemetery to honor war veterans. As families disperse nationwide and parades fade, Memorial Day becomes a long weekend of rest rather than a focused remembrance, with veterans and relatives feeling the changing meaning.
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Rick Smith Gazette
Merican Legion Post
al Lenway
Czech National Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Lenway
Legion Post No
Fred
Fred Lenway
America
Roxanne Dyson
Burbank
Calif
Midwest
Aramark
Cecil Oldridge
American Legion Post 367
Walker
Walker Public Cemetery
Post
U.S
Cockpit recorder recovered after ValuJet crash
Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder from ValuJet Flight 592 15 days after the crash. The device, hidden in a beverage cooler submerged in water, was flown to Washington for analysis by the NTSB. Fire and dense smoke evidence at the site suggest quick interior spread prior to the plunge.
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Los Angeles Times
MIAMI
Washington, D.C
National Transportation Safety Board
Metro-Dade
Felix Jimenez
NTSB
U.S. Tops World Competitiveness in IMD Yearbook
The United States leads 46 nations in the World Competitiveness Yearbook, with Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan close behind. Switzerland and Germany drop to 9th and 10th, while Britain and France lag in the 19th and 20th spots. Russia ranks last.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
United States
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
Germany
Britain
France
Russia
International Institute For Management Development
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Pavette
Christiansen/Cummings Associates Inc
Laurie Skrivan
Gazette
Associated Press
ValuJet
Susan Westhoff-Carpenter
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Dubuque
Ron Carpenter
Virgin Islands
Edge
Via
Luxembourg
China
Korea
Malaysia
Imd
U.S.A
Institute For
Lazier
Buddy Lazier
Arizona
Hawks
Wildcats
U of I
Johnson School of the Arts
A Heights
Linn County Supervisors
State Historical Society
Texas
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