A small town is dealing with a big housing problem. The city of centerville has declared 12 mobile home trailers in the city to be unsafe to live in. And the residents of those trailers werent given much time to get out. i think it kind of sucks. Because what i understand they only have seven days,and they dont have no place to go. Centerville has been working with the owners of the highlander Mobile Home Park since last november. Concerns over safety of the homes. Wednesday. 12 homes were notified they have seven days to find a new place to live. some of the minimum housing violations. Are related to health and safety and the health of the residents. Its a very tough situation at this point. Were trying to work with the mobile home owner, local agencies the people to find a place to move to. Were very proud of our town, and we want people when they come to our town. To enjoy it and recognize its a good place to live. Were also very interested in the health and safety of all our reside
Activities running out of iowa. Mayor Paula Dierenfeld says she feels good about the deal, noting that even without the headquarters status, johnston sits at an advantage with this deal. 5 09 46 you know, we have been named the Global Business center for the seed and the biotech business of the new merged company. So thats what we really want to be, thats what our strength is. We wanted to maintain those research jobs, and weve done that. So we see that job growth occurring, and we see the investment continuing in johnston. And thats what we want. 01 26 the Iowa Economic Development authority approved an incentives package this morning that will to the company to retain about 500 research and Development Jobs here in johnston. The incentives approved today only kick in once the merger between dow and dupont gets the okay from the iowa utilities board will discuss the Baaken Oil Pipeline again this afternoon. Board members will meet at one pm. Theyve been discussing the controversial su
Heres what that extremely modest deal looks like. In exchange for maintaining. Not creating 500 research and development jobs. Dowdupont will get 16million dollars in state aid. 2million will come in the form of a forgivable loan. The rest is from tax credits. The city of johnston is also sweetening the deal by adding on to the tax break the Company Already receives. 5 08 05 its 1 million, its actually an extension of our taxincrement financing that we already have with the company. While collecting 17million dollars in iowa. Dowdupont is also cashingin in delaware. Heres the deal that landed the companys headquarters in wilmington. The state is offered a 5year grant worth nearly 10million dollars. And another nearly 4million dollars in incentives tied to the creation of 4 hundred new jobs. The county where the headquarters will be located is also kicking in 7 point5 million dollars. Another month before they will make a decision on the proposed bakken oil pipeline. The three member bo
Too. When it was over four people were killed. Including the gunman, 14 others wounded. Five critically. Witnesses say the suspect. Cedric larry ford. Who was an employee of the excel industries plant. Was armed with an assault style weapon and a handgun. Police say ford also shot and wounded three people he encountered on the way to the plant before he went inside and opened fire. He was randomly shooting people. The first officer to arrive immediately engaged the gunman and single handily took him down. This man was not going to stop shooting. The only reason he stopped shooting was because that officer shot the shooter. Police say ford was served with a protection from abuse order filed by his girlfriend just hours before the shooting. 3 30 he gets served. 5 oclock we get the first shooting. Officials say this investigation will continue for quite some time but as of now this community is starting to mourn for the tragic loss of life here in rural kansas. In newton, sarah plake for
Layoffs. State leaders say once the dow dupont merger is complete, the company will still have a presence in iowa. 51 21 iowa was successful in all the company as to why iowa should be the location for this Global Business center for seed and biotechnology they hoped dowdupont would locate its Company Headquarters in johnston. Instead. They selected wilmington, delaware. Johnston will become home to the Companys Research and Development Branch thanks to millions of dollars in state and local tax breaks. 4 53 58 so when you look at what iowa maintained, and what its going to be able to do in the future as far as modest in getting this deal done. Heres a look at the deal. In exchange for maintaining 500 research and development jobs. Dowdupont will get 16Million Dollars in state aid. 2million will come in the form of a forgivable loan. The rest is from tax credits. The city of johnston sweetened the deal by adding on to the tax break the Company Already receives. 5 08 05 its 1 million, i