Tag: Cedar Rapids
Wage fixing lawsuit: Workers claim U.S. meat producers colluded
An antitrust lawsuit representing workers in the red meat processing industry is accusing 11 U.S. meat producers of colluding to suppress wages and benefits...
NewBoCo annual meeting highlights entrepreneurial spirit
As one of the featured speakers at the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) annual meeting, Coe College president David Hayes summarized the entrepreneurial spirit...
Families Helping Families of Iowa prepare for holiday celebration
Families Helping Families of Iowa (FHF) is seeking gift donations for their annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Celebration for children in foster care.
Each December, FHF hosts...
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance marks record year for business attraction in 2022
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance (CRMEA) has responded to 22 requests for proposals (RFPs) in the past 10 months, marking a record year...
Collins Aerospace awarded $42 million U.S. Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force selected Collins Aerospace to secure a 30-month, $42 million contract to develop a Very Low Frequency receiver product line.
The receiver,...
BAE Systems dedicates new Cedar Rapids facility, touts ‘long-term commitment’ to Corridor
The completion of BAE Systems’ new $139 million manufacturing facility in southwest Cedar Rapids represents the first phase of the company’s economic investment in...
ADM strike averted as Teamsters vote to ratify new contract
Teamsters Local 238 union members at ADM’s southwest Cedar Rapids plant voted early Tuesday, Nov. 1 to ratify a new three-year contract, averting a...