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Workers briefly evacuated from Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Quaker Oats worker was sent to the hospital for medical evaluation after a piece of machinery started smoking on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Quaker ...
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Cedar Rapids veteran receives long-delayed military medals
A Cedar Rapids veteran of the Vietnam War was presented several medals Friday, more than five decades after he finished his military service.
Spurred by the ‘oat mafia,’ the familiar grain makes a comeback in Minnesota
Quaker Oats, the Chicago-based subsidiary of PepsiCo, operates the world’s largest cereal plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Both ...
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Group calls for electric rate reform in Iowa
It said the larger companies in Cedar Rapids like Quaker Oats and the hospitals already have expensive electric bills every month and the increase has added to that. “Some of these larger ...