Priority One meeting sets tone for Cedar Rapids Corridor
Rebecca Ryan announces Tuesday’s Priority One annual meeting at Collins Plaza Hotel in the Cedar Rapids Iowa City Technology Corridor. Budget and earnings briefings follow across the week with Treas ury bills, Fed credit data, PepsiCo Quaker Oats, Alcoa, Yum Brands, and broader July trade and jobless reports.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
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Milwaukee
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Federal Reserve
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Alcoa
Quad Cities
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YUM Brands
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Pizza Hut
Taco Bell
Commerce Department
John Rocarek profile in business and community service
Profile of John Rocarek 46 president of Fund Raising Development LLC and Sykora Bakery LLC. Details include his charity work raising about 10 million for Midwest nonprofits, family life with wife Susan and daughter Ann, Boy Scout roots, and leadership on Czech heritage boards. He plans to double nonprofit fundraising and complete bakery restoration within five years.
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John Rocarek
Sykora Bakery LLC
Susan
Cleveland Elementary
Ann
University of Iowa
Czech Heritage Foundation
Czech School Board
Czech Village Association
Midwest
From Bloomfield to Cedar Rapids a Carpet Man's Cubs Luck
Dave Rasdal profiles Jack Mattan known as The Carpet Man who installed floors in Cedar Rapids since 1965 after moving from Burlington. He grew up amid Cardinals fans and became a Cubs follower after hearing Harry Caray on WGN in the 1980s. He cherishes his daughter Jacqueline Wolfe’s 1984 wedding anniversary and hopes the Cubs reach the postseason.
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Missouri
St. Louis Cardinals
Cedar Rapids
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Cardinals
Cubs
Jacqueline Wolfe
Burlington
Bernie Bowers
Jack Mattan
Cougar sightings and injuries spark western Iowa concern
A West Iowa resident reports a cougar prowling near Council Bluffs after her dog Grace was mauled by a big cat. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources cites 10 to 12 cougar reports recently, with a mountain lion captured in Omaha and an 8 foot long male killed near Harlan in 2001.
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Indian Creek
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Grace
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Ron Andrews
Omaha
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Andrews
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Equestrian Center
Harlan
Iowa
Carroll County
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