Iowa banks defend safety edge as unions gain members
Iowa bankers challenge the view that credit unions won new members due to safety concerns. Dupaco grows to 11 offices with Cedar Rapids expansion. University of Iowa Community Credit Union tops assets over a billion, while Linn Area and Veridian also expand. Credit unions cite personal service and lower loan rates as draws.
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John Sorensen
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa
Sorensen
Cedar Rapids
Williams Blvd
Dupaco
Community Credit Union
The
Credit Union
Linn County
Johnson County
Best of Iowa Community Credit Union
Hiawatha
Vinton
Upchurch
Marion
Chris Farrell
Linn Area
Farrell
Veridian
Ilona
Iowa City rail project aims to revive Amtrak service by 2015
U S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced 230 million dollars for the Iowa City to Chicago rail line. The plan calls for two daily round trips at about 79 mph with 246 800 riders annually, using the circa 1898 depot at 119 Wright St as a station in Riverfront Crossings. City planners view passenger trains as an economic engine to spur development led by private redevelopment over many years.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Amtrak
Iowa Department of Transportation
U.S. Transportation
Ray LaHood
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Wright St
Davidson
Dale Helling
Casey Boyd
Ambrose and Boyd Realtors
Riverfront Crossings district eyes growth and tax incentives
Boyd says clients own several Riverfront Crossings sites and plan condominiums on Riverside Drive. Public projects such as a new mixed use parking facility and a music school are closest to reality. City hires Tom Markus as manager, who sees passenger rail as a redevelopment catalyst for the district.
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Boyd
Riverside Drive
Davidson
School of Music
Tom Markus
Birmingham
Mich
Amtrak
Markus
Iowa City
Collector Beeks Buys 1947 Head Belonging to FDR Mock Wax Display
Beeks Perceptions Technologies owner displays a 3 D stereoscope and a collection of antique devices around his home. He bought ten Madame Tussaud heads once used in wax museums and once sold a similar head to David Copperfield in Las Vegas. Copperfield toured Beeks through his magic museum and Houdini room and gave him prime seating and his private number for future curiosities.
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Perceptions Technologies
Beeks
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
David Copperfield
Las Vegas
Copperfield
Harry Houdini
When Beeks
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Dale Beeks
Mount Vernon
Madame Tussaud
Tax portion of home value to rise next year in Iowa
Iowa local taxing bodies will levy property tax on 48.53 percent of residential value next budget year, up from 46.9 percent. Industrial and commercial property still taxed on 100 percent. Cedar Rapids finance director Casey Drew estimated about an extra $800,000 in tax revenue.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue
Casey Drew
City of
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Sourcemedia.net
Division of Credit Unions
Department of Commerce
State of Iowa
National Credit Union
Jmiveer Sit
Iowa Community Credit Union
Riverfront Crossings District
Gregg.hennigan
Burlington St
Wright Stre
Benton
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Gazette Mag
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Sourcemedia
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