Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids City Council

Danisco US Inc. on Tuesday was granted city financial incentives for a planned $68 million expansion of the company’s plant in southwest Cedar Rapids.

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday will consider a resolution of support for city incentives to boost the redevelopment of the long closed Sears store at Lindale Mall. The store was closed in 2018.

City council members could face fines of up to $500 apiece for violating the state’s open meetings law in 2021, following a recent Iowa Court of Appeals decision.

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a district court's ruling dismissing a lawsuit challenging Cargill’s construction of a now-completed rail yard in southeast Cedar Rapids.

Also, Cedar Rapids opens budget survey, Iowa City seeks input on 5-year plan

The development agreement, approved by the Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday, is contingent upon the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission issuing a gaming license to the project.

Bids for the project were reviewed at the Cedar Rapids City Council’s Tuesday meeting, and the lowest bid was $3.6 million higher than the estimated price of $11.3 million. City staff recommended approval of the low bid, saying the price “will only get higher” by delaying.

Midwest Equity, a private equity real estate investment firm headquartered in Iowa, announced Wednesday it plans to relocate its operations to the former Wells Fargo Bank location at 150 First Ave. NE, following a renovation next year.

The Cedar Rapids City Council will vote today on a pay increase for City Manager Jeff Pomeranz.

The Cedar Rapids City Council improperly met in private in 2021 to interview its now-city clerk for the job, according to an opinion issued by the Iowa Court of Appeals.

"Our CR" is mailed directly to every Cedar Rapids address that is connected to the city’s water system. Council member David Maier advocated discontinuing the magazine’s printing contract as a cost-saving measure.

Higley Mansion, a former senior-living facility in southeast Cedar Rapids, will reopen next year to offer residential rehab for people who voluntarily choose to enter treatment for substance use issues.

There might be more than 9,000 water lines to Cedar Rapids homes and businesses that need to be replaced, but city officials say the water is safe to drink.

Acting assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, in Cedar Rapids, calls the project a “win-win-win.”

Plans call for building a new expo center, go-kart track, tech barn, hotel and restaurant at Hawkeye Downs Speedway & Expo Center in Cedar Rapids.