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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 2001
Page
1
After considering leaving for Florida, Iowa defensive lineman Colin Cole stayed with the team and emerged as the spokesman on overcoming homesickness during his freshman season.
Linn County prosecutor Denver Dillard announced he would not seek a sixth term. The note appears amid other briefs including Phar Mor store closures and budget plan measures. The Cedar Rapids mayor and candidate Paul Pate clashed over debt and taxes in political exchanges.
A local firm named Revarionships helps rescued dogs from Iowa reach new homes by coordinating transport to sea based adoption events. The effort showcases regional commitment to animal welfare and cross state rescue networks.
McLeodUSA plans about 1 500 layoffs about 15 percent of the workforce and abandons a national fiber network. Eastern Iowa cuts total 200 to 400 jobs within 30 days. The firm will consolidate 11 facilities into three and reduce 2002 capital spending to 350 million, aiming to raise 400 to 450 million in cash.
McLeodUSA confirms 200 to 400 Cedar Rapids jobs cut as part of a corporate restructuring. Other local makers including Square D Cedarapids Goss Graphic Systems Pickwick PMX Industries and Rockwell Collins announce or pursue workforce reductions amid weak markets and post strike settlements.
Cedar Rapids firm Hunter's Specialties, long supplying camouflage makeup to hunters, sees growing military sales after a U S News & World Report photo showing a soldier applying their makeup. Officials note the 1979 formula, 1980 compact release, and potential expansion into defense markets.
Taliban fortifies lines around Kabul as U S to end sanctions against Pakistan and local charter flights show usual activity. Hunters approve the idea behind Cam o Compac makeup kits sold to the military for field use with three and five color options and a makeup remover.
Investigators seek at least one man who visited Youssef Hmimssa, 30, arrested last Friday in Cedar Rapids amid a nationwide probe linked to attacks on New York City and Washington. Hmimssa lived three months at 1717 C Ave NE before arrest. Robert Dickson, manager, says FBI later returned with a faxed photo of a man he recognized.
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