East Iowa's job market shows rise in part time work
The Gazette survey of 13 Eastern Iowa counties finds 25 percent of workers employed part time, with 60 percent of those 18 and older in the labor force working outside the home. Men more often hold full time jobs, Johnson County peaks at 31 percent part time, and many employers favor part time to cut costs.
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Gazette
America
Iowa
the Gazette
Deborah Klein
Labor Department
Washington
Klein
Frank N. Magid Associates
Marion
Johnson County
Dave Seibel
Johnson County Job Service
Iowa City
University
Millard
Job Service of
Iowa DMV records wiped for four truckers in pay scheme
Des Moines AP report identifies Carl Otis Sly of Des Moines as the fourth driver whose record was expunged by Patricia Small a former Iowa DOT clerk who admitted altering four driving records for payments of 200 each. The three others Raymond Sly Nixon Moran faced with traffic offenses await charges.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Patricia Small
Carl Otis Sly
Small’s
Raymond George Sly
Guthrie Center
Thomas Edward Nixon
Frank Joseph Moran
Granger
Small
Moran
Nixon
Carl Sly
Raymond Sly
Polk County
Dan Johnston
ISU Receives Record $3 Million Gift for CS Building
Iowa State University in Ames announced a $3 million gift from Charles W. Durham and Marge Durham of Omaha Nebraska. The donation funds a major expansion of the campus computer science building, to be matched by $7 million from ISU and the ISU Foundation, tripling the facility’s size. Charles Durham, an Ames native and 1939 ISU graduate, chairs an Omaha engineering firm.
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Iowa State University
Charles W
Marge Durham
Omaha
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University
ISU Foundation
Charles Durham
Iowa State
Senators seek PIK relief for southwest Iowa farmers
Iowa Senator Roger Jepsen asks U S Agriculture Secretary John Block to fix a PIK payment shortfall caused by a corn grade mix up. No 2 corn shortages in southwest Iowa forced use of No 5 with up to 15 percent damage, leaving some farmers underpaid while officials weigh possible changes.
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Neb
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Jepsen
Richard Lyng
Don Johnson
Council Bluffs
Agriculture Department
Schroeder
Robin Voss
Underwood
Johnson
Block
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