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Postville, Iowa is located in Allamakee County. Zip codes in Postville, IA include 52162. More Postville information.

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Tuesday | Telegraph Herald

Postville plant step closer to benefits

ELKADER, Iowa -- The Clayton County Enterprise Commission Board recommended that the Iowa Department of Economic Development approve enterprise zone benefits for Agri Star Meat & Poultry LLC.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

WOC-AM Davenport

Prosecutors say Rubashkin masterminded schme at Postville

ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY PETER DEEGAN JR. GAVE THE GOVERNMENT'S CLOSING ARGUMENTS MONDAY IN SHOLOM RUBASHKIN'S FEDERAL FINANCIAL FRAUD TRIAL IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN SIOUX FALLS, S.D. RUBASHKIN IS ON TRIAL ON 91 FINANCIAL FRAUD CHARGES, AND DEEGAN ASKED JURORS TO CONVICT THE FORMER AGRIPROCESSORS INC.

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The Gazette

Election results point to Postville recovery, healing Mayor Rekow seen as a inclusivea

Leigh Rekow's election as mayor Tuesday may signal a return to a more welcoming attitude toward Postville's immigrants.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI helps Postville recover

As Postville moves past the blow of seeing its largest employer closed, city leaders will have months of planning with a University of Iowa institute to help guide it.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Trial set for SC man charged in Iowa baby's death

A former Iowa man accused of killing his infant son four years ago will go on trial in 2010.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

ABC News

Former Iowa Slaughterhouse Manager Testifies

The former manager of a kosher Iowa slaughterhouse that was the site of a massive immigration raid says he never intentionally violated federal laws.

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Frost Illustrated

Police leaders from across country call for immigration reform

Leading police executives from states as diverse as California, Iowa and Texas joined a growing chorus of law enforcement officials calling for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

ArgusLeader.com

Executives for Iowa plant knew raid was coming

Top executives at an eastern Iowa slaughterhouse knew they were about to be raided by immigration agents and offered to cooperate with the government several days before the record-setting bust, a plant manager said Monday during the Sioux Falls trial of former plant executive Sholom Rubashkin.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Gazette

Former Agriprocessors worker: Manager incompetent

Posted on Nov 02, 2009 by admin . Sholom Rubashkin An employee of an Iowa kosher meatpacking plant says that Sholom Rubashkin was incompetent and in over his head.

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The Gazette

Rubashkin attorneys seek mistrial

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 by Admin . FILE- This Aug. 13, 2008 file photo shows the kosher meat packing plant formerly owned by Agriprocessors Inc.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Worldwide Faith News

Lutheran Bishops Advocate for Rights of Immigrants and Refugees

Title: Lutheran Bishops Advocate for Rights of Immigrants and Refugees ELCA NEWS SERVICE >October 30, 2009 Lutheran Bishops Advocate for Rights of Immigrants and Refugees 09-243-JD WASHINGTON -- Protecting children and keeping immigrant families together were repeated concerns raised by a committee of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America bishops ...

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Jewish Press

Elliot Resnick, Jewish Press Staff Reporter Agri Star Meat-Plant Owner: 'We Will Succeed'

In the months since Agriprocessors - formerly America's largest kosher meatpacking plant - declared bankruptcy in the wake of allegations of unethical and illegal business practices, speculation has abounded: Who will fill the gap in the kosher meat market? Will meat prices go up? Will an Orthodox Jew buy the Postville, Iowa plant? Close to a year ...

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Companies refused payment to kosher slaughterhouse

A former kosher slaughterhouse manager accused of defrauding a bank had the final say on financial reports, a former chief financial officer testified Monday.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Des Moines Register

Witnesses say fraud in Postville occurred for years

The eastern Iowa meat plant founded on an immigrant's dream was spiraling toward disaster years before federal agents arrested one-third of the company's workers, according to witnesses in the fraud trial of its former top executive.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Telegraph Herald

2 women accused of human trafficking

Police arrested two northeast Iowa women on human trafficking charges Thursday, alleging they transported a 13-year-old Dubuque female to Chicago for prostitution.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Decorah News

Local news, weather, sports & information

'Postville: Games, Apparitions and Mementos,' a two-person exhibit focusing on the people affected by the immigration raid on Postville, Iowa, will be on display Oct.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Des Moines Register

Donations flow in for victims of weekend Postville fire

POSTVILLE, Iowa - A Postville business has joined with others in donating to victims of a downtown fire over the weekend.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Meat Sellers Testify in Postville Slaughterhouse Trial

Two meat sellers testified in the trial of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager that they didn't know the plant used their names on allegedly bogus documents intended to defraud a lending bank.

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The Gazette

Postville comes together to help people displaced by downtown fire

Posted on Oct 19, 2009 by orlanlove . Postville, a town accustomed to aiding troubled residents, is again mobilizing to help the 19 people displaced by Saturday morning's fire in the downtown business district.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

KGAN

Postville Bakery Fire

October 17, 2009 One more blow to an already struggling community. The town of Postville was just getting back on its feet, and now, a fire destroys a downtown business.

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