Articles Tagged: Flood Recovery & Protection

Replacing the downtown public library is at the head of the City Council’s list as it prepares to make decisions …

“Flood candles” are the latest fundraising effort to help Cedar Rapids businesses working to recover from their losses in the …

The congregation of a flood-damaged downtown Cedar Rapids church took the final steps Monday to accept a $700,000 buyout offer …

Mayor-elect Ron Corbett will hold what he’s billing as a “listening session for flood victims” on Thursday evening from 6 …

Waterloo officials say the more than $10 million the city has received from the federal Community Development Block Grant program …

Some storefronts in Czech Village and New Bohemia might be getting face-lifts. Two architects recently sketched proposed facade renovations for …

About three dozen Iowa families face a Jan. 1 deadline to begin paying rent on temporary housing they’ve been living …

Actor and Cedar Rapids native Ashton Kutcher is helping flood recovery in this month’s GQ Magazine. It’s on newsstands this …

The city of Cedar Rapids will end the curbside collection of residential flood debris tomorrow, city officials said today. The …

Kevin Langan bought his 38 acres of paradise soon after graduating from old Regis High School in 1977. For nearly …

By Leonard Pitts “We (should) wrap him in bacon and deep fry him at a state fair while Lee Greenwood …

By Charles Krauthammer For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history …

A “green” rating system for construction called LEED uses four standards, certified, silver, gold and platinum, and last night the …

Alliant Energy says just five of the original 200 customers won’t be ready on Dec. 1 when the utility shuts …