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Vote Underway for Iowa Northern Engineers on CN-IC Acquisition Deal
Ballots have been sent to members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) for voting on a tentative agreement related to the proposed acquisition of the Iowa Northern Railway by Canadian National-Illinois Central Railway (CN-IC). This agreement affects approximately 550 BLET members and details the expected operational changes and workforce integration if the acquisition is approved by the federal Surface Transportation Board.
Waterloo Community Stunned by Impending Closure of Vital Grocery Store
Many national chains have been shutting down here in the Hawkeye State over the past few months. Now, one of the most well-known grocery store franchises in the Midwest is closing down two major locations. Officials from Hy-Vee have announced that they plan to close up several essential grocery store...
Iowa school employee fired for being drunk on the job, denied unemployment benefits
A Waterloo school district employee who was fired for allegedly being drunk at work is not entitled to unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled. According to state records, Justin Aten worked as a full-time systems specialist for the Waterloo Community School District from December 2019 to Jan. 11, 2024, when he was fired. As a systems specialist, Aten was responsible for driving to various school district buildings, reviewing the buildings’ mechanical systems and repairing any problems.
New Bar Opens in Downtown Waterloo
Downtown Waterloo is always growing and changing, especially so over the past few years. Word has gotten around that a new bar has opened up for business right in the heart of the Cedar Valley. In mid-February, it was announced that a place called the Local Bar Hop would start...
La' James cosmetology school to refund more than $200,000 to settle Iowa student loan suit
An Iowa cosmetology school with a long and checkered history of financial issues has agreed to refund hundreds of thousands of dollars to students whose financial aid checks it delayed or withheld. The refunds are the result of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 against La' James International College, a for-profit chain of schools with locations in Johnston, Fort Dodge, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids and Davenport. ...
State universities propose tuition increases to Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa’s public universities are proposing smaller tuition increases than in past years for this fall as they balance savings from a slight increase in state allocations and other efforts with impacts from inflation, recruiting and retaining talent and providing more opportunities for students. Proposed tuition rates for state universities would have undergraduate resident students paying […] The post State universities propose tuition increases to Iowa Board of Regents appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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