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Demolition begins at Sinclair site
Crews began the demolition process at the former Sinclair meatpacking plant in southeast Cedar Rapids this morning.
Buildings on the site were heavily damaged in the 2008 flood and in a pair of subsequent fires.
Field mechanic Larry Kacher (left) and machine operator Brandon Zinser get an excavator ready as crews work to get the Sinclair site prepared for demolition at the site in southeast Cedar Rapids on Monday, May 10, 2010. Throughout the day on Monday crews will continue to prepare for the demolition of the entire site that will officially begin on Tuesday. (Julie Koehn/The Gazette)
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