Iowa-Illinois Gas Plan To Build Gas Line At Cedar Rapids Airport
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. seeks a 25 foot wide easement to lay about two miles of natural gas pipe on undeveloped land north of Wright Brothers Boulevard at Cedar Rapids Airport. The 7.7 million project aims to boost regional gas capacity between Vinton and Shueyville. FAA and airport legal advisers must approve before it takes effect.
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Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Cedar Rapids
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Tom Aller
Larry Mullendere
Iowa-Illinois
Vinton
Shueyville
Mark Ormsby
Federal Aviation Administration
Mullendore
Successful Transitions career conference at Cornell College
The fourth annual Successful Transitions career conference will be held October 13 at Cornell College in Mount Vernon. Sessions run 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a 12:45 p.m. luncheon, and workshops cover interviewing networking and job search. Keynote Tom Aller of 2001 Development Corp speaks at 9 a.m. Registration closes October 10. fees are 5 dollars for students and 10 dollars for graduates.
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Coe
Cornell
Mount Mercy
Tom Aller
2001 Development Corp
Cedar Rapids
Aller
Cornell College
Cathy Colony
Office of Career Development
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids Considers Skateboard Access on Sidewalks
The Cedar Rapids City Council gave preliminary approval to a proposal making sidewalk riding legal on residential streets while banning skateboarding in public ramps and lots. The amendment, pushed by Safety Commissioner J D Smith after complaints, awaits two more readings for passage.
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J.D. Smith
Cedar Rapids Foundation Installs Two New Board Members
David Neuhaus and Robert DeMeulenaere have joined the board of The Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation. Neuhaus is president and chairman of Fairfax State Bank and takes over from D. Bruce Gibson who retires after 29 years. DeMeulenaere is CEO of Brenton Bank and Trust Co. succeeding E.W. Munsell.
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David Neuhaus
Robert DeMeulenaere
Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
Neuhaus
Fairfax State Bank
D. Bruce Gibson
DeMeulenaere
Brenton Bank and Trust Co
E.W. Munsell
Cedar Rapids to host weekly downtown sidewalk circus
The City Council approved a weekly event series in downtown Cedar Rapids with jugglers musicians and other acts on Second Street and Third Avenue SE. Nick Gearhart of the Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association says the shows may run Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. First performances could be next week with donation boxes to cover costs. If successful the program will continue for the rest of the year and may return in spring.
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Cedar Rapids
Greater
Second Street
Third Avenue
Association
Nick Gearhart
Early viral illnesses spread through Cedar Rapids area
A Cedar Rapids physician notes a sharp rise in viral infections across families as school starts. Respiratory illnesses dominate, with some cases progressing to walking pneumonia, affecting children and infants and stressing local clinics and hospitals.
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Craig Thompson
Strawberry Point Medical Clinic
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Miles Weinberger
Weinberger
Southeast Linn Center gains two-year HACAP extension
Southeast Linn Community Center will stay under HACAP management for two more years if the center splits the estimated $20,000 annual operating cost. The plan, approved unanimously in Cedar Rapids, relies on $10,000 from the center and $10,000 from Mount Vernon and Lisbon city councils. Center board president Bud Lent led the effort, noting federal funds for elderly programs are harder to secure.
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Donna Lee Olson
Southeast Linn Community Center
HACAP
Mount Vernon- Lisbon Center
Bud Lent
Center Board
Linn Center Board
Don Maniccia
Linn Center
Maniccia
Lisbon
Linn
Lent
Mount Vernon
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Board
Cedar Rapids
Shed Fire Destroys Hay Storage on 74th Street NE
Firefighters battled a large shed blaze on 74th Street NE last night. Owner George Davis reported a bang at 9 20 and sparks as the structure vanished. More than 1100 bales of hay and straw were destroyed. Firefighter Bob Novotny was slightly injured when a 5 inch hose burst and struck him in the face per Assistant Chief William Daugherty.
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74Th Street
George Davis
Farmstead Workers Enroll in Kirkwood Education Programs
About 350 former Farmstead Foods workers have joined fall classes or completed short term training at Kirkwood Community College. Larry Harmon notes 202 in vocational programs, 23 in career option programs, 40 plus in truck driver training, and 32 in Technical Training Series.
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Farmstead Foods Co
Kirkwood Community College
Larry Harmon
Kirkwood Applied Science and Technology
Kirkwood
Community Education Division
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East
Iowa
Tom Fruehling
Mark Reinertson
Reinertson
Darcy Koehn
Gazette
Sher Stoner
Tim Squiers
Clark Field
Squiers
Southeast Linn Center
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