Candle business fuels new Cedar Rapids lifestyle
A former Cedar Rapids stockbroker builds a candle company from her London home, finding success and a new lifestyle. Marion opens a new park and well at the same site today after a unique.City exchange with a property owner brings the project to fruition.
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Warner leads Rams to overtime win over Eagles
Kurt Warner threw for 308 yards and one TD as the St. Louis Rams edged the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17 in overtime. Also notes Hawkeyes visit Iowa State in a key interstate contest with 2-0 vs 1-0 records. A nearby item warns cat owners about whisker trimming hazards.
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Iowa leads nation in farm subsidies with 2.6 billion
Iowa topped the nation with 2.6 billion in farm subsidies last year. The payments support production and farm operations, with top recipients like Odebolt’s Reese Johnson and Carstens & Sons in Bagley receiving substantial sums.
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Iowa Child project moves to river-adjacent coralville site
Iowa Child Institute will relocate its environmental project to a site east and south of I 80 Exit 242 near the Iowa River and a new Coralville hotel. The plan includes an exhibits center, an amphitheater on the river, and a scaled down artificial rainforest. Officials declined to disclose revised cost but aim to cut at least 10 percent from the prior 293 million dollar estimate.
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Iowa Child Center Plans Coralville Convention Complex
The Iowa Child project moves to a new site on Interstate 80 in Coralville between First Avenue and the Iowa River. A convention center and hotel linked to the project will be built with costs to be announced. COO David Oman aims to trim the $293 million estimate, claiming the cut goal was surpassed. A 1:30 p.m. news conference at Coralville City Hall will update plans at the new site.
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Census 2000 shows race based male to female ratios
New analysis from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals variations in the ratio of men to women across different races and ethnic groups. The figures indicate differing social and demographic patterns that affect regional and community profiles.
Gap narrows as male death rates fall and immigration rises
The 2000 census shows 138.1 million men and 143.7 million women in the United States, yielding 96.3 men per 100 women. Mortality declines for men plus immigration help shrink the gender gap, with Hispanics at 105.9 men per 100 women. Alaska leads 107 to 100. Rhode Island 92.5 to 100. Salinas California tops 113.7 and Gary Indiana the bottom 84.6.
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