No structural integrity issue has been identified with a downtown Cedar Rapids building where bricks fell onto the sidewalk from the facade of a four-story building this weekend, Building Services Director Kevin Ciabatti said Monday.
While providing a neutral forum for GOP presidential candidates, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ “Fair-Side” chats also have been an opportunity for her to advance her own brand as the eyes of the nation are on Iowa.
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Of Iowa’s 940 cities, about 200 have city managers or administrators. In many cases, these managers are the highest-paid, or among the highest-paid, city employees. But what do they do and how do they run a city? Here’s a look at a day in the life of several Iowa city managers and how they balance everything from disaster response to patching potholes.
The loop Donald Trump's private jet made above the Iowa State Fair was a reminder that the four-time indicted former president casts a Boeing 757-sized shadow over the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
It’s been a “really rewarding” 17 years for Wendy Ford with the city of Iowa City. Ford, who retired on Aug. 11, has served as the city’s economic development coordinator since 2006, acting as a liaison between the city and the business community.
‘What a beautiful thing to celebrate,’ Sioux City Christian school head says
Long shot Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd of Texas had an uneventful trip to the Iowa State Fair on Friday after saying last month that former President Donald Trump was running for president again “to stay out of prison.”
Models that predict consequences of CO2 leak could aid saboteurs, the company argues.
On the podcast this week, we recap all the political goings-on at the Iowa State Fair, and finally there is some candidate movement in one of Iowa’s Congressional districts.
Outdoor patios on Third Street SE. Food trucks on the Second Avenue Bridge. Those are some of the ways consultants envision Cedar Rapids could enhance connections between its downtown and the district’s surrounding the urban core.
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