Parsons Technology sale to Broderbund eyed after 235 layoffs
Intuit signs a letter of intent to sell Parsons Technology to Broderbund Software. Parsons reduced staff by 235 to 785 full time employees amid restructuring. Broderbund plans to run Parsons as a subsidiary with no further layoffs, focusing on direct to consumer software offerings. Bill Campbell called Parsons a key growth driver for Intuit prior to the sale.
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Arsons Technology
Iowa
Intuit Inc
Menlo Park
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Hiawatha Computer Software Company
Broderbund Software Inc
Novato
Intuit
Parsons’ Tax
Parsons
Scott Porter
Porter
Bill Campbell
Campbell
Joe Durrett
Broderbund
Parsons Technology
Eastern Iowa firms eye Parsons Technology staff
Rockwell Avionics and McLeodUSA in Cedar Rapids express interest in hiring Parsons Technology workers after 235 positions were cut across programming, software, support and customer service. Cedar Rapids Chamber official Bergen notes strong local demand and quick job placement potential while Parsons plans 60 day retention with severance by tenure.
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Iowa
Bers
Parsons Technology
Rockwell Avionics & Communications
McLeodusa Inc
Cedar Rapids
Bergen
Environmental group opposes Linn County landfill siting
Linn County landowners and residents form Environmentally Conscious Options to oppose siting a new county landfill on prime farmland. Spokesman Randy Balderston cites risk to farming and groundwater and says the group will seek alternatives rather than sue. They fault consultants and the Bluestem agency for biased data and limited new strategies.
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Environmentally Conscious Options
ECO
Linn County
Randy Balderston
Cedar Rapids man convicted of double murder at Ralston Foods plant
Gerald Rieflin Jr., 38, of Cedar Rapids, was found guilty by a Linn County jury of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Mark Greiner and Gregory Martin at the Ralston Foods plant on January 27, 1995. He was also convicted of assault with intent to commit serious injury for wounding two coworkers, and insanity was rejected after deliberations lasting seven hours. The verdicts were read at 3:40 p.m. and prompted emotional reactions from his family.
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Roscoe Phipps
Cedar Rapids
Rieflin
Mark Greiner
Gregory Martin
Marion
David Sebetka
Darrell Bahndorf
William Thomas
Gerald Rieflin Jr
Linn District Court
Ralston Foods
Christopher Hartley
McVeigh case heads to jurors after heated closing
Jurors begin deliberations after closing arguments in the Oklahoma City bombing trial. Prosecutor Larry Mackey urged a verdict based on facts, while defense attorney Stephen Jones challenged the evidence and alleged witness manipulation.
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Denver
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
McVeigh
Larry Mackey
Mackey
Federal
America
Tim McVeigh
Stephen Jones
John Doe
Hunter’s Rare Morel Find Stuns Local Outdoors Page
Grant Wessling’s spring woods outing yields an astonishing morel discovery after years of hunting. Reader learns about an extraordinary find and the Outdoor section tease references more details on page 1B.
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Morels
Grant Wessling
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