Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids Entrance Renovation Underway
Construction begins at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids with realigned entry drive landscaping and new main parking area lighting and signs. The project features an entry plaza with brick paving planters benches and trees plus rerouted traffic and new visitor and employee drop off areas. Olson Popa Novak Architects designed the project Zobac Construction Co. Do landscaping Baumhoefener Nursery Inc. and Nesper Sign Advertising will install signage. Completion is scheduled for mid October.
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Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Olson, Popa, Novak
Zobac Construction Co
Baumhoefener Nursery Inc
Nesper Sign Advertising
Hawkeye Chapter 240 elects Stoffregen president in Cedar Rapids
Michael L. Stoffregen elected president of Hawkeye Chapter 240 a savings and loan study club serving Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area employees. Jim Swain Beck y Reddick Myra Franna and others named officers and board members. Rainbow Days preschool opening Sept 7 at St Stephens Lutheran Church Meadowbrook Dr SE Cedar Rapids. Sasco Cosmetics Iowa distributors hold Cedar Rapids seminar at Stouffer s Five Seasons Hotel with Jack Shuford speaker.
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Michael L. Stoffregen
Bohemian Savings and Loan Association
Hawkeye
Savings and Loan Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Jim Swain
Becky Reddick
Martin Butschi
Mandy Sargent
Dawn Franzar
Myra Franna
Bernice Blake
Rick House
Sherry Conder
Mary Varcoe
Mary Russell
Ethel Knutson
Rainbow Days
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Meadowbrook Drive
31St Street
Cedar Rapids Area
Sasco Cosmetics Inc
Dallas
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Jack Shuford
National Aloe Science Council
Finance and business notes from the Midwest region
Inter-Regional Financial Group plans to file a registration with the SEC to publicly sell 15 million dollars in subordinated convertible debentures due 2002. Lucky Stores declares a 29 cent regular cash dividend per share payable Oct 3 to record holders Sept 9. Regular and payable dividends dates announced for preferred shares with Sept 15 record. McQuay-Perfex cites an Iowa plant event with a Sept 14 meeting in Cedar Rapids sponsored by Kirkwood Community College.
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Inter-Regional Financial Group of
Minneapolis
Davi Bosworth
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lucky Stores Inc
McQuay-Perfex Inc
Iowa
Washington
ABWA Units Plan Fall Enrollment Events in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids area ABWA chapters announce September enrollment events aimed at introducing local business women to the organization. The plan, led by Dorothy Huerter, centers on the transitions theme highlighting changes in work life affecting over 45 million women.
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Cedar Rapids
American Business Women’s Association
Dorothy Huerter
ABWA
Money fund assets shrink as yields ease in week
Money market mutual fund assets declined by 899 million to 226.39 billion in the week ended Sept 1 as yields fell. Institutional investors shifted funds into the money market or rode the stock rally, while general purpose funds fell 132 million and broker dealer funds rose 197 million. The average seven day yield dropped to 9.93 percent from 10.39 percent.
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New York
UPI
Investment Company Institute
Mutual Fund Industry Association
Institute
William E. Donoghue
Donoghue
Money Fund Report
Holliston
Mass
First Continental Congress Convened in 1774
On this date in 1774 the first Continental Congress convened in secret in Philadelphia to discuss colonial grievances and propose a unified approach to resisting British policies. Delegates from thirteen colonies gathered to map a collective colonial response.
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Philadelphia
Where are they now
Douglas R. Watts son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Watts 3102 Terry Drive SE has been promoted to president of Financial Concepts Inc of Natick Mass a bank building company He succeeded the founder Robert C Rier who moved up to chairman of the board As chief operating officer Watts will be responsible for sales finance and administration He joined the com pany in 1976 as vice president and treasurer and became executive vice president in 1979 Marvin J Trachta son of Bess Trachta 2936 Dalewood Ave SE has been named vice president and trust investment manager of the Bank of California in Portland Ore He joined the bank in June after previously working for the First Interstate Bank of Oregon He was born in Cedar Rapids and graduated from Wilson High School Mark W Cottrell formerly of Cedar Rapids has been promoted to assistant marketing manager for Nobil Shoe Co in Endicott NY He formerly had been employed in Nobil stores in Cedar Rapids Burlington and Chicago then being transferred to the corporate offices A graduate of Jefferson High School and Kirkwood Community College he is the son of the Charles Cottrells 4631 Midway Drive NW Larry D Schoelerman operations manager for Mahlon Sweet Field in Eugene Ore has been accepted as a professional member of the American Association of Airport Executives A graduate of Washington High School he is the son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Schoelerman 2312 Ridge Trail Drive NE
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Douglas R. Watts
Kenneth Watts
Terry Drive
Financial Concepts Inc
Natick, Mass
Robert C. Rier
Watts
Marvin J. Trachta
Bess Trachta
Dalewood Ave
Bank of California
Portland
Ore
Bank
First Interstate Bank of Oregon
Cedar Rapids
Wilson High School
Mark W. Cottrell
Nobil Shoe Co
Endicott
N.Y
Nobil
Burlington
Chicago
Jefferson High School
Kirkwood Community College
Charles Cottrells
Midway Drive
Larry D. Schoelerman
Mahlon Sweet Field
Eugene
American Association of Airport Executives
Washington High School
Leslie Schoelerman
Ridge Trail Drive
Army awards $19 million rotor blade contract
Boeing Vertol Co and Bell Helicopter Textron Inc have won a $19 million Army contract to develop helicopter rotor blades. The agreement announced Thursday covers design and testing work for improved rotor components.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Boeing Vertol Co
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
Fort Worth, Tex
Army
Boeing
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Albuquerque
N.M. Connor
J.C. Penney Co
Ron Bevers
Penney
Westdale Mall
Terry Osterkamp
Anamosa
Mid- Central Region of Economics Laboratory Inc
New York City
Ronald D. Landergott
Prudential Insurance Co
Prudential
Carol Prehm
Marion
Karen
Springfield
Ill
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Lewis Kornfeld
Radio Shack
the Tandy Co
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G. Victor Hallman
Jerry S. Rosenbloom
Hallman
Insurance Institute of America
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Rosenbloom
Wharton
McGraw- Hill
the Association of
Welch & Donovan, Inc
Higley
Seventh Ave
Team Life
Tom Donovan
Mike Lechky
Terry
National Organization
Nancy Bruner
Five Star
Cargill Inc
Huerter
Steelcase Office Systems
Yoneer
Coe
Kenworth
Hawkeye International Trucks, Inc
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GMC
C. R. Truck Paina Airport Rd
Cash Equivalent Fund, Inc
U.S
Securities Corporation of Iowa
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Money Market Fund, Inc
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