Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Under the agreement, QTS will invest at least $750 million, and receive an estimated tax rebate of $529 million over 20 years.

At 19 restaurants, this year’s list is one longer than last year’s. The annual event, running this year from Friday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, March 2, includes two full weekends to enjoy limited-time specialty dishes offered at each restaurant.

The development of data centers in Iowa -- including two that are planned for southwest Cedar Rapids -- will “keep costs down for all customers,” Lisa Barton, president and CEO of Alliant Energy told a Cedar Rapids audience Tuesday.

The new direction will affect several Corridor Wahlburgers locations, according to the restaurant’s location list.

House lawmakers on Monday advanced legislation to create a five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos in Iowa. The move comes as the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission nears a decision at its Feb. 6 meeting on whether to grant a license for a Linn County casino.

Also, Cedar Rapids schools to host Pathways update meetings this week.

More than 1,400 refugees expecting to reunite with family members and resettle in Iowa this year are now waiting indefinitely after refugee travel to the U.S. was canceled Tuesday night under President Trump's executive order halting federal programs.

Andy Schumacher was the only Iowa chef to make this year’s list.

Bills to create a five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos in Iowa have been introduced by Republicans in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature.

A small pizza chain will be reopening its Cedar Rapids restaurant in a new location soon, where it will have much more than pizza.

An new restaurant in downtown Cedar Rapids is delivering an upscale atmosphere with a perhaps lower than expected price tag.

Iowa Senate Republican lawmakers are once again trying to push forward legislation that would disband citizen review boards that provide oversight of local law enforcement like the ones created in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Lobbyists for cities and traffic camera companies said the companies’ work is more efficient than government and ultimately saves taxpayers

140 vendors will be selling their creations

The identity of the retailer has not been disclosed. The name could be made public as soon as March, according to a spokesman for the developer.