Local developers were awarded city financial incentives this week to build a $4 million Brown NationaLease facility in southwest Cedar Rapids that will create 10 jobs. The company leases a space in North Liberty.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is likely to provide funding for emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault and rape as a state reimbursement program remains in limbo.
Communities in the Cedar Rapids metro are partnering in a new initiative to attract people from out of state to live and work in the region, setting aside past feuds over jobs in an effort to address the worker shortage.
A rural Manchester man began to build a campground near Lake Delhi and continued construction without getting permission for the work in a floodplain, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign.
Cedar Rapids city officials have begun a community outreach campaign, with the help of a consulting agency, to determine what community members want to see in a new police chief.
The National Lieutenant Governors Association supports lieutenant governors in all 50 U.S. states and U.S. territories.
Several housing projects in the Corridor will get a boost from workforce housing tax credits recently awarded by the state — adding 458 residential units online in the area, with Cedar Rapids projects driving the influx of housing.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Jail is at a “critical moment,” Sheriff Brad Kunkel said. A recent structural property condition assessment conducted by Axiom Consultants found the facility “has a number of significant deficiencies,” with some requiring immediate attention.
The additional payments will be used to pay down state debt to bondholders.
A Tama town hall Tuesday was her 29th town hall since being elected to Congress in 2020, and her ninth in-person town hall this year.
The two-hour debate will start at 8 p.m. Iowa time Wednesday.
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