According to Steve Gravelle and Rod Boshart’s story today, the slumping economy might actually give a boost to plans for passenger rail servce between Iowa City and Chicago.
The $787 billion federal economic stimulus package includes $8 billion for passenger rail. Add to that $1.9 billion for new intercity routes in Amtrak’s budget, and it looks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economy’
All aboard passenger rail!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged economy, passenger rail on March 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
3/7 Column: End of a job’s not the end of the line
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged economy, employment on March 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This column is for all of you who’ve been crushed under the tires of our retreating economy, and for those who are worried they might be next.
The end of a job doesn’t equal the end of the line, but you don’t want to hear that from me. So I asked Mike Peery, president of Bellevue, [...]
What to do after (or before) a layoff
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged economy, layoff on March 6, 2009 | Comments Off
For tomorrow’s Gazette column I’m getting some bootstrap advice for you from Mike Peery, president of Bellevue, Wash.-based Tecplot Inc.
When Mike and co-founder Don Roberts learned their jobs at Boeing were at risk during the big economic downturn in the 80s, they started their own company.
It took two years of working in a basement [...]
10/22 column: News items make for a good scare
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged economy, Halloween, Sally Mason on October 22, 2008 | Comments Off
One of the best things about living in Iowa City is that the town really gets behind my favorite holiday — Halloween.
The celebration isn’t limited here to the occasional creepy lawn scenario or grown-ups doling out candy to trick-or-treaters. People dress in costume at banks, stores, doctor’s offices and even the courthouse.
You also can watch [...]
