Bringing thousands of books — and the improved literacy that goes with it — to a small Philippine Island village wasn’t supposed to be this difficult. It wasn’t supposed to take seven years. But, now that it has finally happened, with about 8,000 books gathered through Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, the children [...]
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DES MOINES – Former Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy plans to run for a seat in the U.S. House if his congressman, Rep. Bruce Braley, runs for the Senate. Braley is considering a 2014 campaign for the open Senate seat when Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin retires at the end of this current term. “I’ll wait [...]
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U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley is planning to run for re-election in 2014, “but things can change,” the Waterloo Democrat said Friday. Braley, who is beginning his fourth term representing Eastern Iowa in Congress, is considered a possible challenger to Republican Gov. Terry Branstad in 2014. Braley, 55, insisted he’s not spending a lot of time [...]
continue »A Wisconsin commercial printing company is closing its plant in Dubuque late next month, eliminating 215 jobs at it adjusts to changes in the printing industry. Quad/Graphics of Sussex, Wis., announced Wednesday that it will transfer the work performed at its production facility on Kerper Boulevard to other plants in the U.S. Claire Ho, director [...]
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By Tim Trenkle — As an Iowan, it sometimes feels to me like poverty is considered a character defect. We pride ourselves on our work ethic and point to Borlaug, Chrysler, Robert Noyce, the father of the microchip, and John Deere. Poverty is increasing locally and violence is its undeniable twin. In 2000 [...]
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Heartland Financial USA on Tuesday reported a third-quarter net profit nearly what it earned in the same quarter of 2011. The Dubuque-based corporate parent of Dubuque Bank and Trust Co., posted net income of $13.6 million, or 75 cents per share, for the quarter that ended on Sept. 30, up 85 percent from $7.4 million, or [...]
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Flexsteel Industries, an Eastern Iowa furniture manufacturer, has posted a record first-quarter profit on higher sales. Dubuque-based Flexsteel recorded net income of $2.9 million, or 40 cents per share, for the quarter that ended on Sept. 30, 2012, compared with $2.4 million, or 34 cents per share, for the same quarter last year. The company reported net [...]
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By Tim Trenkle —- During the spring semester, Marlon Telesford radiated clean cut. He might have been a quarterback for an Ivy League school. On June 11, Marlon was arrested for an attempted robbery at the Fidelity Bank in Peosta. I want to shake him and tell him this may be the turning [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Construction has begun on a new branch office of Alliant Credit Union near Coe College. A fall opening is planned for the 3,108-square-foot full service location at 1305 First Ave. SE. It will include drive-up teller lanes, a 24-hour depository ATM, lock boxes and free off-street parking. With the new branch, Alliant [...]
continue »DUBUQUE — Three branches of Liberty Bank in Dubuque and East Dubuque, Ill., will be purchased by Heartland Financial, corporate parent of Dubuque Bank and Trust Co. Heartland Financial expects to combine the acquired assets and deposit accounts into Dubuque Bank and Trust. The total purchase price was not disclosed. The sale is subject to [...]
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