Largest hog plant in world proposed near Stanwood Iowa
Iowa Beef Processors announced Stanwood as the site for a proposed hog slaughter plant the country’s largest, planned to slaughter 4 million hogs annually and output $600 million in sales. The $45 million facility would employ about 600 people and start within a year, pending a $10 million Federal Urban Development Action Grant. Construction could finish by mid-1984.
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Stanwood
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Midwest
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Stanwood Iowa eyed for new hog slaughter plant
Wilson Foods weighs a shift to processing only as Stanwood aims to land a $10 million federal grant for a hog slaughtering plant. IBP and Rath, FDL Foods in Waterloo and Dubuque benefit from grants, while Iowa Beef Processors Inc would relocate there with city loan aid.
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Stanwood
Rapids
Wilson
Foods
Iowa
Rath
Waterloo
FDL Foods
Dubuque
Iowa Beef Processors Inc
IBP
Dakota City
Neb
Iowa Beef
Forrest Mykleby
Cedar Rapids
Reagan backs gas tax hike to fund highway jobs plan
President Reagan endorses a 5-cent-per-gallon federal gasoline tax increase to pay for highway and bridge repairs and mass transit. The plan, first since 1959, would likely raise about $30 per motorist yearly and shift revenue to pump prices. Bipartisan support grows as lawmakers back the measure. details remain debated.
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Jem Blank
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
House
Thomas O'Neill
Massachusetts
Fayette voters defeat merger in tight election
In Fayette County, voters rejected a proposed 1983 84 merger between the Fayette Community School District and West Central Comm ence. West Central approved 540 129 while Fayette favored the plan 474 to 357 with 80 percent support in West Central and a narrow loss in Fayette.
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Fayette County
Inflation Edges Up 0.5 Percent in October
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in October led by higher housing costs, leaving the annual inflation rate at 4.9 percent so far this year. President Reagan and analysts noted the gain is modest, with economists predicting continued modest inflation and a possibly strong year-end performance. Earnings for the 12 months ending October fell 1.3 percent after a 0.5 percent drop in October.
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Allen Sinai
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Sources Inc
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Philadelphia
Wharton Econometrics
The Perfect Guest Makes Hosts Feel At Home
A concise aphorism notes the ideal guest is one who makes the host feel comfortable and welcome in their own space, emphasizing gracious hospitality as the key quality.
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