Changes at Cedar Rapids railroad crossings rollout
Cedar Rapids installs new 50 foot signal arms and aluminum signal bridges on First through Fifth avenues SE to improve safety at crossings. Barnes Tool & Die manufactures bridges for Second through Fifth Avenues with 90 percent federal funding and 10 percent railroad contribution.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenues
Fifth Avenue
Gazette
Third
Fourth
First Avenue
Second
Mel Meyer
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railroad
Chicago & North Western
Meyer
DeLong to Stay in Grinnell with New HQ
DeLong Sportswear will build a 1.8 million dollar headquarters in Grinnell funded in part by a 500 thousand dollar federal grant via Iowa. The plant expansion will create 50 to 100 new jobs and move some Chicago and San Marcos staff to Grinnell. The project keeps the company in Grinnell after considering other states. Separately Emmetsburg receives 65 thousand dollars for Trac-Back Corp. expansion, and Denison gets 55 thousand for Ergonomics Inc. growth.
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Grinnell
DeLong Sportswear Inc
State of Iowa
DeLong
Mississippi River
Chicago
San Marcos
Calif
Lannom
Emmetsburg
Trac-Back Corp
Iowa farm mediation program to start with volunteers
Iowa will launch a volunteer based farm mediation effort in six counties Chickasaw Cerro Gordo Kossuth Carroll Story Buchanan to prep farmers before banker meetings. The non paid volunteers will counsel distressed growers ahead of mediation sessions aimed at avoiding foreclosure and keeping part of the farm.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chickasaw
Cerro Gordo
Kossuth
Carroll
Story
Buchanan
Branstad
Branstad Denies Involving in Junk Junkins Button Stunt
Gov. Terry Branstad says he had nothing to do with Junk Junkins buttons at Iowa State University. The buttons show Lowell Junkins bald with the words Junk Junkins. College Republicans distributed the items and Junkins spokesman Joe O'Hern calls them petty and silly.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Junk Junkins
Iowa State University
Lowell Junkins
Branstad
Branstad Says No Regrets Over Lottery Vetoes
Gov. Terry Branstad says he is pleased with the Iowa Lottery’s first year and does not regret vetoing lottery bills in 1983 and 1984. He noted the lottery’s success and declined to say the vetoes will affect his re election prospects against Democrat Lowell Jenkins.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Lowell Jenkins
Junkins criticizes Branstad over Iowa economy
Democrat Lowell Junkins grills Gov. Branstad for ignoring Iowa’s economic problems in a Des Moines press conference. He cites INC. ranking placing Iowa 48th for business growth, 43rd in new jobs, and 50th in new business, urging self-reliant action and a $400 million bonding plan to drive development.
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AZLUS
Des Moines
Iowa
Lowell Junkins
Terry Branstad
Junkins
Branstad
Iowa Statehouse
Inc. Magazine
Arizona
Jenkins
Alaska
North Carolina
Wyoming
Hayden Fry
John Kennedy
Regents accused of letting politics delay tuition decision
Des Moines reports Lowell Junkins a Democratic candidate for governor charges the State Board of Regents delayed a tuition raise for the three state universities until after the November election. He says the board will receive recommendations in November and vote in December. R. Wayne Richey says budget constraints justify the delay and possible tuition increases.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
State Board of Regents
Lowell Junkins
Jenkins
Statehouse
Junkins
Dallas Center
John McDonald
Iowa
Republican National Committee
R. Wayne Richey
McDonald
Richey
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Chicago & North Western Railroad
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Iowa City
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West
New Life Fitness World
I.C
Senate
Jack Rida Box
Edar Rapids
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Washington
Japan
Soviet Union
Russia
Slender World
Garcia
M.D
Marion Blvd
Indian Creek Mall
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