Recently added articles from The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA):

For Iowa, 'Final Season' premiere is a home run.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Eric Clark Oct. 8--CEDAR RAPIDS -- Actors, producers, politicians and a who's who of Eastern Iowa arts and cultural ambassadors descended on Wehrenberg Galaxy 16 Cine on Sunday for the Iowa premiere of "The Final Season." More than 600 people, including actors Tom ...

Higher royalties could end Cedar Rapids man's international radio hobby.

Oct 06, 2007 ... Byline: George C. Ford Oct. 6--CEDAR RAPIDS -- Every day, computer users around the globe tune into the Atlantic Sound Factory, enjoying John Draper's blend of classic rock music performed by American and British artists. The Internet radio station, started about 2 ...

Dynamic Broadband completes Cedar Rapids wireless ring.

Oct 06, 2007 ... Byline: David DeWitte Oct. 6--A new 14-mile microwave backbone ring activated this week in Cedar Rapids by wireless Internet service provider Dynamic Broadband is a little like a SONET ring without the fiber optic cables, company officials say. "If one of the towers ...

Cargill, union plan negotiations Monday.

Oct 06, 2007 ... Byline: David DeWitte Oct. 6--A strike at Cargill's corn milling operation in Cedar Rapids that began Monday over a contract dispute will last at least a week. The first negotiating session since the strike started has been scheduled for Monday, according to ...

New managers update 82-year-old C.R. beauty salon.

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: George C. Ford Oct. 4--CEDAR RAPIDS -- A third generation of family ownership has assumed management of Iowa's oldest continuously operated beauty salon and has relocated and added new services for customers. Jeffrey Scott Abraham, grandson of founder Mabel ...

C.R. insurance agent barred for life.

Oct 03, 2007 ... Byline: David DeWitte Oct. 3--CEDAR RAPIDS -- State insurance regulators took the rare step of invoking emergency powers against a Cedar Rapids insurance agent they say has taken client funds, forged client signatures and threatened clients. The insurance sales ...

TIF for I.C. surgical center gets thumbs down.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Gregg Hennigan Oct. 2--IOWA CITY -- A city council committee voted Monday against a surgical center's request for a $600,000 tax break, but project leaders said they may make another attempt for the money. The city's Economic Development Committee voted 21 ...

Rockwell Collins settles copyright flap with simulation rival.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Dewitte Oct. 1--Rockwell Collins has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against a rival supplier of flight simulation systems for pilot training over the unauthorized use of its copyrighted images and models. Rockwell Collins announced the settlement with ...

Job outsourcing fuels Cargill strike.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dave Dewitte Oct. 1--Plans to outsource at least 15 plant maintenance jobs are at the heart of a strike that began Monday after a six-year labor agreement expired at Cargill Corp.'s Cedar Rapids cornstarch plant. The 102 hourly Cargill employees represented by ...