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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 2015

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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.

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.

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.

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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