Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Rapids data center project is the company’s first in Iowa.

Motorists should soon expect some delays along a portion of Eighth Street NE in Cedar Rapids. A construction project is expected to begin next week along Eighth Street between First Avenue E and A Avenue NE. The stretch of road is a busy connector from downtown Cedar Rapids to Interstate 380.

Hoover Elementary School teachers and families Monday spoke about the dire need for a new facility after plans for construction were temporarily delayed last month when neighbors voiced concerns about the project.

Moore, widely known for hits “Somethin’ Bout a Truck” and “Hey Pretty Girl,” brings his “Solitary Tracks” tour to Cedar Rapids.

The number of students in Cedar Rapids schools charged with a crime fell by nearly 50 percent last school year, the result of work by a group violence intervention program that aims to prevent crime.

This year’s free celebration, set for Aug. 23 from 6:30 to 11 p.m., will feature over 100 vendors, entertainment, special lighted attractions, games, artwork and more.

Bensusan is an uncommon guitarist, who has no problem playing three parts in a couple of different time signatures in a song. The impact is a unique, textured sound.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Cedar Rapids has been recognized for its McLoud Run flood control project

Nearly one million of the trees felled in the 2020 derecho were in Linn County alone, and the damage left rural and urban communities alike with gaping holes in their tree canopies. Five years later, The Gazette is revisiting what’s been done to fill the gaps.

Five years after the 2020 derecho’s hurricane-force winds extensively damaged homes throughout the area, construction continues in Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities to replenish the housing stock that was damaged or entirely lost in the disaster.

Move the sliders left and right to see the difference between 2020 and 2025.

Of the more than $40 million in contracts awarded for the Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center so far, 96 percent have gone to Iowa companies.

The donation from QTS, which is building a data center in Cedar Rapids, will support derecho recovery efforts through tree plantings on private property.

The planned expansion at NewBo City Market has been delayed by unexpected construction costs.

Approximately 100 employees at a Cedar Rapids packaging company have been told this week that their positions are being eliminated as the plant will close in early October.