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Cedar Rapids parks director Sina retires
CEDAR RAPIDS — The next time you plunge into a city swimming pool, smack a softball or kick a soccer ball on a city field or roast a hot dog in a city park, remember Julie Sina.Think of Sina, too, the...
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Sequestration may hurt Cedar Rapids flood-protection plans
Downtown buildings photographed early Friday, June 13, 2008, in southeast Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)By J.T. Rushing, correspondentEditor’s note: One in a series of stories on flood...
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The Ground Floor: Cedar Rapids store works to help here and abroad
Shane Morlan of Norway browses through housewares at Drop Inn Resale Shop at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)What began as a drop-in center program for youth in Richhill, County...
View ArticleProject to enhance regional economy to launch April 19
An effort to enhance a regional economy will take the next step later this month.The Creative Corridor Project, designed to connect innovators and tell their stories, will launch April 19. A luncheon...
View ArticleCedar Rapids, Iowa City home prices rise in February
Home prices rose in February in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the nation, a potential sign of recovery for the housing market.In Cedar Rapids, home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 1.6...
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Riley’s Cafe on Center Point will close, new location to open nearby
The Wendy's restaurant (right) at 1854 42nd St. NE and Riley's (left), at 4242 Center Point Rd. NE, will be demolished to construct a new Wendy's if the Cedar Rapids City Council approves a rezoning...
View ArticleGomers: What’s going wrong
FUNNEL CASUALTY: A measure that would have beefed up campaign finance disclosure laws governing so-called independent expenditures failed to clear a funnel deadline at the Statehouse last week. That...
View ArticleMake a decision on cameras
By The Gazette Editorial Board—- We’ve long argued that the decision to use traffic-enforcement cameras should be a local one.Some cities, such as Cedar Rapids, have found them to be an efficient,...
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Tower Terrace Road becoming a battle line
The setting sun shines in a pool of water in a wetland near Dry Creek as a vehicle travels southbound along Robins Road at its intersection with Tower Terrace Road on Friday, April 5, 2013, in...
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Late Cornell track coach passionate about running
Ocie Trimble’s passion for running allowed him to make a memorable impression as an athlete and a coach.The Cedar Rapids native’s contributions won’t easily be matched.Ocie TrimbleTrimble, a standout...
View ArticlePenford posts higher 2nd-quarter profit, revenues
Penford Corp., operator of an industrial starch and ethanol plant in southwest Cedar Rapids, posted higher second-quarter earnings and revenues compared with the same quarter last fiscal year.The...
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Help Show Off Cedar Rapids
By Roy Nowers—- Conventions, trade shows, meetings, corporate events, political campaigns, and sporting events in the Cedar Rapids area create thousands of jobs and generate millions of dollars of...
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Rockwell Collins receives large U.S. Air Force contracts
Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids has been awarded a U.S. Air Force avionics repair contract for nearly 4,000 units across the fleet of 417 KC-135 aircraft, shown here refueling an F-16 Falcon jet. The...
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Fuel tax is still spinning, but not moving
It seems like the idea of raising Iowa’s fuel tax for the first time in nearly a quarter century has run out of gas.The debate has gone quiet. Other issues are jamming the road to legislative...
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CasinoClash 2013 — Reading the Racing and Gaming tea leaves
We’re in the tea leaves-reading phase of Linn County’s casino odyssey.The referendum passed. Planning is under way. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is preparing to pass judgment after it...
View Article26 Cedar Rapids flood-recovery buyout lots up for bid
City Hall wants to sell 26 flood-recovery buyout lots not suitable for redevelopment to adjacent property owners.In that effort, the City Council last night agreed to seek sealed bids from adjacent...
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Underground parking planned for downtown Cedar Rapids
Demolition work is under way on the Armstrong Center in downtown Cedar Rapids to accommodate and entrance for parking underneath the structure. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)Underground parking is coming to...
View ArticleRecusapalooza breaks out at CR City Hall
Recusal can leave a public official feeling conflicted.I mean, you run for office so you can vote on stuff. And yet, you know you shouldn’t vote on stuff that might benefit you or your family or your...
View ArticleRockwell Collins to close printed circuit board unit
Citing dropping profitability, Rockwell Collins will shutter its Collins Printed Circuit manufacturing unit, which has been in operation since 1964.The Cedar Rapids avionics and communications...
View ArticleFormer Cedar Rapids council member Jerry McGrane back in the mix
Former City Council member Jerry McGrane is running for the council again.McGrane, 73, served on the council from 2006 through 2009 from District 3, the council district with some precincts in...
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