Square D Workers in Cedar Rapids Stage Day by Day Extension
Square D workers at Cedar Rapids and 16 other U S plants continue day by day operations after rejecting a new contract. Unions representing 4300 employees extend current terms past midnight Sunday as mediation may join talks. Company, with 14000 total U S workers, makes industrial control and electrical distribution products. 1989 sales were 1.63 billion.
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Square D Co
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Bob Fiorani
Square D
Palatine
Ill
Fiorani
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Teamsters Local
Machinists Local
Cedar Rapids Schools Headlined in FINE Recognition
Gov. Terry Branstad attends recognition ceremonies at Metro High School and Taft Middle School in Cedar Rapids as part of Iowa’s FINE program. Eight school and eight program awards are granted yearly by the FINE Education Research Foundation.
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Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Metro High School
Taft Middle School
Iowa
Fine Education Research Foundation
Terrace Hill
Des Moines
Branstad
Johnson Elementary
Cedar Rapids Workers Push for Direct Deposit Option
About 199 city employees petitioned the Cedar Rapids City Council to offer direct deposit for pay. City Auditor Bob McMahan is reviewing the request and aims to recommend by week’s end. The city employs up to 1,300 with biweekly pay.
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Bob McMahan
McMahan
Hy-Vee Plans 61,000-Square-Foot Marion Store
Hy-Vee announces a 61,000 square foot store at 35th Street and Business Highway 151 in Marion with a late fall start and fall 1991 completion. The $4.5 million project, featuring a grocery and pharmacy, will be twice the size of the current Marion store and the building will be sold after completion.
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35Th Street
Marion
Willowood
Linn County approves seedling mile highway signs
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved placing 3 by 4 foot signs marking the seedling mile of the Lincoln Highway between Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids. The signs will be supplied by the Antique Automobile Club of America Cedar Rapids Region with unveiling tentatively set for Oct. 27.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Antique Automobile Club of America
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Rezoning sought for Cedar Rapids Westdale Mall site
CPL Properties seeks city approval to rezone a 29 acre site at Chapman Fun World area from multifamily to highway commercial for a 240000 to 270000 square foot shopping center. Planning commission could hear the proposal Oct. 16 with a 60 to 90 day rezoning process and completion targeted for fall 1991.
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Jeff Burnham
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Williams Boulevard
Trent Street
CPL Properties Ltd
Chapman Fun World
Williams Blvd
Edward Cole
Andrea
Chapman Day and
Style-Rite Homes Inc
CPL
David A. Smith
Airport art aims to beautify Cedar Rapids airport with public sculpture
Cedar Rapids officials awarded a $1,000 planning grant to public sculptor Dennis Patton for a grand scaled stainless steel installation titled The Grand Picnic. The project may cost $75,000 to $100,000 over two years with private funds possibly covering some costs.
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Dennis Patton
Cedar Rapids
Patton
Noelridge Park
Lee Clancey
Stan Wiederspan
Day care pact with Rockwell Collins sparks school dispute
Cedar Rapids Community Schools won approval to run the Rockwell Collins day care center in a contract with Five Seasons Day Care and St. Luke's Hospital. Critics questioned legality and use of public funds, while officials said no tax money funds the partnership and a $48,000 yearly management fee will be paid starting Oct 1.
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Mike Moellers
Cedar Rapids
Cheryl Whiting
Todd Becker
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Dick Pinney
Fred Basker
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Coldstream Ave
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Rockwell
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