Rockwell to close Rockford plant shift work to Cedar Rapids
Rockwell Internationals Graphic Systems Division will close its Blackhawk plant in Rockford Illinois and move production to Cedar Rapids. About 80 workers at Rockford lose jobs. Cedar Rapids will absorb the work with no new hires. The move aims to stabilize the Cedar Rapids workforce as demand has fallen at the plant.
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Graphic Systems
Rockwell International
Blackhawk
Rockford
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Marv Long
The
Gazette
Long
Rockwell
Hiawatha seeks to annex 541 acres near I-380
The city plans to add about 541 acres including 50 state land to its limits after City Council approval and a state review. The involuntary annexation, initiated at a City Development Board meeting, would place land under Hiawatha zoning with water sewer police and fire services to follow. A public hearing and residents' vote remain required with a decision expected in about two months.
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Hiawatha
Iowa Department of Transportation
Joan Biederman
Boyson
Tower Terrace
State City Development Board
Des Moines
Biederman
IDOT
Cedar Rapids
Tower Terrace Road
the Gazette
Second Cedar Rapids youth arrested in school break-in
A second 19 year old Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an Aug 31 break in at All Saints School on 29th Street and Dalewood Avenue SE. Police said more than 1200 dollars in property was stolen and school property damaged. The suspects took a computer floppy disc drive radio two microscopes and change from the soda machine. They also ate food from the cafeteria. Daniel J. Mangrich 656 15th Ave SW charged with second degree burglary. Robert A. McGlashing 3007 Mount Vernon Rd SE was arrested earlier. Both men signed a promise to appear and were released.
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Cedar Rapids
All Saints
29Th Street
Dalewood Avenue
Daniel J. Mangrich
15Th Ave
Robert A. McGlashing
Mount Vernon Road
Taylor loses bid to bar ex employee from competing
In Linn District Court Judge Ansel Chapman denied D C Taylor Co to restrain former Cedar Rapids employee Phillip M Tharp from roofing within 200 miles. The 1977 non compete tied to Omaha duties not applicable to Tharp final sales role and not enforceable.
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D.C. Taylor Co
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Linn District
Phillip M. Tharp
Tharp
Omaha
Tharp TriStar Co
Ansel Chapman
Diagonal Battle Ties To Iowa Bypass Costs
People Against the Diagonal PAD leverages state funding strain to oppose a diagonal link between 29th and 32nd streets and the Marion bypass. Wayne Mead says the $20.7 million project hinges on diagonal removal, and PAD awaits updated IDOT traffic figures before further action. A PAD meeting is set for Sept. 30 at Word of God Lutheran Church.
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PAD
Marion
Wayne Mead
Mead
PAC
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Word of God Lutheran Church
St. NE
Jewelry stolen from Kocher residence on Park Avenue
Police say burglars spent about one hour and twenty minutes Wednesday night to take over $1,000 in jewelry from the Robert L. Kocher home at 1955 Park Ave SE. About $450 in costume jewelry plus gold and silver pieces and a jewelry box were taken from the bedroom after the door glass was broken to gain entry.
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Robert L. Kocher
Park Ave. SE
Kocher
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Atkins
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C.R
Bruce Fishwild
Sawai
Staf
Vanessa Shelton
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids Gazette Co
Water Department Board of Trustees
Katz Salvage
7Th Ave
Charmer
D.C. Taylor
Roland Krekeler
Sattaranarief
Jonathan Reed
Ac Pons Tad
Smulekoffs
U.S
Smulekoff
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