Benton County records biggest poverty drop 1997 estimates
Benton County Iowa shows the largest decline in poverty from 1989 to 1997 with a 32.9 percent drop and a 1997 poverty rate of 7.6 percent while Benton also posts a 49.6 percent rise in median household income to 39886. Johnson and Linn counties show smaller changes as Iowa’s economy improves.
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Benton
Benton County
Linn County
Des Moines
Dallas
Warren
Linn
Johnson
Harvey Siegelman
Siegelman
Cynthia Fletcher
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Iowa State University
Ames
Fletcher
Study finds limited gains from moving off welfare
Fletcher's census analysis shows families leaving welfare often stay near poverty. Low wage work may lift incomes just above the poverty line but risks returning to poverty for children. Even off welfare many families earn enough to keep children eligible for reduced price lunches.
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Fletcher
SCI Announces Merger Talks With Wells Fargo Group
SCI plans to merge with Wells Fargo to expand client services. Discussions began about nine months ago and intensified after Wells Fargo’s acquisition of Ragen MacKenzie Group Inc. Knapp, SCI chair, cites growth and private ownership transition as key factors. Wells Fargo aims for SCI to grow 20 percent annually.
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Knapp
Wells Fargo
Ragen MacKenzie Group Inc
Ragen MacKenzie
Russell Knapp
SCI
Dennis Mooradian
Wells Fargo Private Client Services
San Francisco
SCI Facts Firm Founded in Cedar Rapids in 1938
SCI Financial Group began as Knapp and Co in August 1938 led by founders Russell Knapp and Lowell Taylor. Anderson served as president. The firm operates SCI Tower Pension Specialists with branch offices in Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Chicago. Employment stands at 130 workers.
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SCI Financial Group
Second Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Knapp and Co
Russell Knapp
Lowell Taylor
Waterloo
Chicago
Court backs recounts in Florida with Sunday deadline
The Florida court sets a Sunday deadline for recount tallies including overseas ballots. Gore gains slowly as three Democratic counties continue counting amid pressure from Bush supporters and state officials.
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Gore
Bush
James Baker III
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Florida
Katherine Harris
Clay Roberts
State Division of Elections
Florida Supreme Court
al Gore
George Bush
Burton
West Palm Beach
Supreme Court
Broward County
Miami-Dade
White House
Thanksgiving Travel: Delays Expected Amid Weather and Strikes
Long weekend travel peak looms as portions of the U S brace for weather delays and flight cancellations. FAA data show disruptions to Cleveland flights while United and Northwest report dozens of canceled trips amid labor slowdowns affecting Cedar Rapids services.
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Mullendore
Iowa
Federal Aviation Admin
Istration
Fly
Northwest
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