Black Friday Prep at JCPenney Cedar Rapids
Barry Donovan of JCPenney Cedar Rapids says the store started preparations in mid October with a major focus on hiring replenishment staff to stock shelves and support registers. About 70 new hires joined the existing 90 workers to handle doorbusters and holiday demand with fallouts expected but plans to avoid being short staffed.
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Andy Abeyta
the Gazette
Leslie Sheridan
Kimmy Burns
Jcpenney
Cedar Rapids
Barry Donovan
Edgewood Rd
Donovan
Nike
Black Friday blends savings with family tradition
Shoppers treat Black Friday as both bargain time and family time. Jessica Andersen of Cedar Rapids says she and three relatives have shared the event for six years, starting for savings and now enjoying a special pretext for togetherness.
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Jessica Andersen
Cedar Rapids
DOT contract oversight questioned over large awards
The Iowa Department of Transportation issued 47 contracts worth about 168 million since 2013 without approval by the Iowa Transportation Commission. Lawmakers question oversight as a 9.1 million Highway Helper contract with Prairie Land Towing Co. of Wisconsin was revealed after the fact.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Transportation Commission
Iowa Dot
Iowa
Commission
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Tim Kapucian
Prairie Land Towing Co
Wisconsin
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Mitchell Schmidt
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Des Moines