Blue Star purchase complete. June 8, 1988
Riverfront plan OK'd. June 8, 1988
ConAgra raps time of voting. October 7, 1988
Groceries offered in union vote. October 10, 1988
Sen. Gronstal raps ConAgra 'raid on Iowa'. January 24, 1989
ConAgra recruiting office little help to C.B. workers. March 31, 1989
ConAgra plans merger with Minneapolis firm. April 20. 1991
Rubble piles up on Bluffs lot; Record rainfall blamed for halt to recycling Blue Star brick. August 1, 1992
ConAgra eyes Bluffs expansion. September 8, 1994
Hanafan says vote was good first step; Council authorizes bid for ConAgra expansion funds. September 13, 1994
Mo. fire may affect C.B. plant. October 11, 1994
ConAgra to expand in Bluffs; Company predicts plan will create 100 new jobs. December 8, 1994]]> 1023 4th St.
See Also: Con Agra]]> Blue Star Leases Plant in Missouri; capable of Processing 40,000 Birds a Day. August 21, 1953
Housewife Likes Bird In Pan; It's Made In Council Bluffs. April 10, 1955
25,000 Frozen Pies Are Shipped From Here Daily; Blue Star To Expand Field. May 6, 1955
Blue Star Produces Its 100 Millionth Frozen Pie; Gives Truckload To Boys Town. November 21, 1955
Blue Star Buys Railroad Ground; Plans $500,000 Expansion Move. March 18, 1958
Blue Star Plant At Wahoo Burns; Damage Will Run Into Five Figures. March 26, 1958
Fire Destroys Blue Star Food Plant At Atlantic; Considered A Total Loss. June 6, 1958
Blue Star Starts On New Building. October 22, 1958
Release Design For New Plant; Blue Star Building Under Construction. October 26, 1958
Ventilator Fire At Blue Star. November 8, 1961
New Blue Star Tractor-Trailer On Road; Traveling Billboards For C.B. December 9, 1962
Blue Star Now Packaging 4 Frozen Breakfast Varieties; Testing in South. June 9, 1963
Blue Star Merger Plans Announced. October 22, 1964
Blue Star Has Display In Paris; Hopes To Expand Export Business. March 10, 1965
Blue Star Planning Expansion; 100 Additional Jobs Possible; Seeks Street Vacation. September 2, 1965
Blue Star Plant Damaged By Fire. November 13, 1965
2,500 Turkeys Are Processed Each Day; At Blue Star Plant. November 14, 1965
South Africans In 'Ice Age' Thanks To Blue Star Foods. December 14, 1969
Blue Star Shows Growth. December 21, 1969
Blue Star Gets Contracts. June 9, 1971
1.44-Million-Pound Order Given Blue Star Foods. June 11, 1971
USDA Buys Turkey Products From Blue Star. July 20, 1971
Old Burlington RR Depot Is Purchased By Blue Star. June 13, 1972
Blue Star Plans $2 Million Project. April 11, 1974
Blue Star Aids Israeli Plant; Company Officials Here. February 7, 1975
40th anniversary of Blue Star attended by 650. January 25, 1976\
Blue Star Participates In Japan Food Exhibit. My 12, 1975
Blue Star makes management shifts. May 30, 1976
Blue Star sale still in family. August 23, 1977
Blue Star in age discrimination suit. February 9, 1978
Blue Star needs better computer just to keep up. April 30, 1978
Pipe burst suit filed. July 24, 1979
Blue Star contracts with USDA. October 12, 1979
Food for the world. December 8, 1979
Blue Star gets $2 million loan. December 13, 1979
Blue Star to supply school pork. April 24, 1980
Immigrants find freedom in U.S. January 11, 1981
Blue Star may buy Morton. October 14, 1981
Blue Star still eyeing Morton Buy. October 20, 1981
Blue Star buys Morton House; new jobs seen. November 4, 1981
Nebraska City to face tougher times. November 5, 1981
Press barred from Blue Star meeting. November 16, 1981
Front page. November 19, 1981
City welcomes the Morton line. November 5, 1981
Nebraska City facing labor crisis. November 8, 1981
Morton House closes. November 21, 1981
Blue Star offers jobs. November 25, 1981
Blue Star gains honor. May 20, 1983
Blue Star's Dining Lite Product Aimed at Premium-Price Market. September 4, 1983
Blue Star introduces low-cal frozen foods. September 6, 1983
Ammonia leak at Blue Star Foods. February 7, 1984
Blue Star assessing food damage. February 8, 1984
Frozen dinner market has changed. April 29, 1984
Blue Star expected to shine in coming years. April 28, 1985\
Development officials meet here, tour Blue Star. May 15, 1986
Blue Star eyes 50 more jobs. September 9, 1986
Suit cites Blue Star name use. March 14, 1987
Neighbors ask for buffer around Blue Star docks. June 9, 1987
Blue Star eyes Omaha move if grant denied. June 23, 1987
Kaplan: Blue Star's goal is to stay here. June 24, 1987
State officials approve grant for Blue Star. July 10, 1987
Blue Star plans move by Nov. 1. August 14, 1987
Blue Star fined for truck logs. December 15, 1987
Grants, loans keep Blue Star Foods in C.B. April 24, 1988
Blue Star buyout 'a surprise;' ConAgra transaction announced. May 20, 1988
Blue Star 'refunds' are asked. July 14, 1988
14 lose jobs at Blue Star. August 11, 1988
Blue Star is rehiring 108 laid-off workers. September 22, 1988
Letter urges Blue Star employees to reject union. October 3, 1988
Blue Star votes in a union. October 14, 1988
Electrical fire closes Blue Star. October 21, 1988
Blue Star continues fire cleanup. October 14, 1988
Union pact talks to start at Blue Star. October 26, 1988
Blue Star plant exceeds jobs required in grants. October 31, 1988
Termination at Blue Star investigated. November 4, 1988
Workers hurt by Blue Star layoffs. January 21, 1989
Blue Star worker's hand injured at plant. February 3, 1989
Iowa AG studies Blue Star case. March 8, 1989
Blue Star sets move of offices. March 10, 1989
No date set for layoffs at Blue Star. March 20. 1989
ConAgra terminates Blue Star drivers. May 1, 1985
Blue Star 2-year pact is ratified. May 9, 1989
Blue Star Repays Loan, To Hire 100. July 14, 1989
Blue Star Grant Accord Concerns Sen. Gronstal. July 17, 1986
Plant manager McLaughlin added to Blue Star staff. January 10, 1990.
No injuries in ammonia leak at Blue Star. February 10, 1990
Blue Star Foods storage area fire forces evacuation. August 23, 1990.
Fire at Blue Star started by cigarette. August 26, 1990
Blue Star plant now produces 'Healthy Choice,' contract foods; Blue Star plant packages food products for 25 nationwide labels. April 21, 1991
Remodeling wipes smile from Blue Star building. May 14, 1992

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