Muscatine Iowa Builds Diversified Economy To Weather Recession
In Muscatine Iowa a 6 percent unemployment rate contrasts with national 7.1 percent amid a diversified base led by Bandag Inc and Heinz USA. Business leaders credit the 1955 development corporation for creating 250 acres of industrial park with 3 000 jobs and 56 industries. Housing shortages hinder growth despite low state unemployment and plans for expansion.
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Timothy Harper
Muscatine
Iowa
Marsha Keene
Mississippi River
Harold Ogilvie
Muscatine Development Corp
Development Corporation
Iowa-Illinois
Quad
Bettendorf
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Bandag, Inc
Heinz USA
Cloyce Rudolph
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Rudolph
Robert D. Ray
Larry Froschheuser
Froschheuser
Weekend events list in Middletown and Cincinnati area
The Journal presents a Sunday leisure guide highlighting family friendly activities across Middletown Cincinnati and Dayton regions. Readers can discover local happenings suitable for new residents and long time locals planning weekend outings.
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Journal
Middletown
Cincinnati
Dayton
Middletown Arts Center exhibition by Dennis and Hopper
Middletown Fine Arts Center instructors Don Dennis and Roger Hopper present a watercolor and jewelry exhibit at Gardner-Harvey Library. A public reception runs 5 to 7 p.m. with free admission. Harding Memorial Museum opens 2 to 4 p.m.
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Middletown Fine Arts Center
Don Dennis
Roger Hopper
Gardner-Harvey Library
Out-of-Town Farce and Music Hall Shows Hit Area
Towpath Dinner Theater offers Barefoot in the Park with a 12 30 buffet and 2 pm matinee. JOHNNY MATHIS performs at Music Hall at 8 pm with tickets from 7 50 to 5 50. Walking Tall screens at 6 and 9 in the Towers Room University Center. Natalie Needs a Nightie plays Beef n Boards with a 4 30 buffet and show to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towpath
Johnny Mathis
Music Hall
University Center
Natalie
Inter city greetings exchange shown on Times Square sign
New York and Detroit exchanged electronic New Year greetings for January 1975. Messages from Mayor Abe Beame and Mayor Coleman A Young, Gov. Milliken, Henry Ford II, and UAW chief Leonard Woodcock appeared on the Times Square sign. The Renaissance Center image proclaimed a $500 million Detroit center. The sign ran 5 PM to midnight due to the energy crisis.
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New York
Detroit
Times Square
Abe Beame
Coleman A. Young
Michigan
William G. Milliken
Henry Ford II
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers’ Union
Renaissance Center
Rockefeller Center
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la Crosse
Wis
Ronald Hansen
Agor Hansen
Middletown Area
Franklin
Harding Memorial Museum
Miamisburg
Oxford
Harrison
Montgomery) Ward
Expert Service and
Wards
Montgomery Ward
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