Business Briefs February 6, 2012 - Alton Telegraph

5 February 2012, 10:10 pm

Business Briefs February 6, 2012Alton TelegraphScott Credit Union is open to anyone who lives or works in a 17-county area, including Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Clinton, Marion, Bond, Macoupin, Montgomery, Fayette, Effingham, Williamson and Jackson ... Read More »

Trends: Bike shops gear up for local RAGBRAI start - Sioux City Journal

5 February 2012, 2:11 pm

Trends: Bike shops gear up for local RAGBRAI startSioux City Journal... Lake View, Webster City, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa and Clinton. Ride-through towns will be released at a later date. SIOUX CENTER, Iowa -- Dave Eekhoff began riding a bicycle on the county roads near Sioux Center 32 ye... Read More »

Clark County ballots still being counted in Nevada GOP caucus - Reno Gazette Journal

5 February 2012, 1:15 pm

PoliticoClark County ballots still being counted in Nevada GOP caucusReno Gazette JournalClark County officials say they stayed up until the wee hours of Sunday morning counting ballots, but couldn't finish the task. Only 70 percent of all the votes had been counted, and an official turnout for ... Read More »

Equal Rights: little remains of town settled by blacks - Carmi Times

5 February 2012, 4:38 am

Equal Rights: little remains of town settled by blacksCarmi TimesBy Carla K. Johnson All that remains of the thriving little community of Equal Rights are a few piles of rocks and a remodeled one-room schoolhouse. Its residents were free blacks, who farmed and burned lime. They left about 100 years ... Read More »

News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

4 February 2012, 3:35 am

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor ...Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)Hillary Clinton received in Democratic primaries. Comedienne Roseanne Barr is the latest seeking to puncture that ceiling. Barr filed papers this week to ... Read More »

Boosting the economy - Clinton Herald

3 February 2012, 8:45 pm

Boosting the economyClinton HeraldBy Tod Bowman Special to the Herald CLINTON — Each year, tourism in Iowa generates more than $6 billion in expenditures, employs 62000 people statewide and generates $321 million in state taxes. This is a huge boon to our state, and I feel we must ...and more ... Read More »

Clinton welcomes RAGBRAI spotlight - Quad City Times

30 January 2012, 9:04 pm

Clinton welcomes RAGBRAI spotlightQuad City TimesCLINTON, Iowa - Within days after RAGBRAI officials announced the 2012 bike ride across Iowa will end in Clinton, preparations already are under way for the July invasion of bicyclists. For the fifth time in the 40-year history of the Register's A... Read More »

New car sales rise in state, county - Clinton Herald

27 January 2012, 8:07 am

New car sales rise in state, countyClinton HeraldBy Natalie Conrad Herald Staff Writer CLINTON — More Iowa residents are buying new cars, a sign that the economy is getting better. In 2011, Iowans registered 118653 new vehicles, up 14 percent from 2010, marking the best year since 2007, according ... Read More »

County awarded for storm readiness - Clinton Herald

25 January 2012, 8:55 am

County awarded for storm readinessClinton HeraldBy Samantha Pidde Herald Staff Writer The StormReady program sets an industry standard for severe weather safety and preparedness in a community. Clinton County is the 13th county in Iowa and 908th in the nation receive this designation.and more &... Read More »

Clinton County cuts pay raises for electees - Quad City Times

23 January 2012, 10:35 pm

Clinton County cuts pay raises for electeesQuad City TimesCLINTON, Iowa-The Clinton County Board lowered pay raises that had been recommended for elected officials and set no increase in pay for themselves. The Compensation Board, made up of representatives of the elected officials, had recommended ... Read More »