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Officials will reissue a request for proposals after previously planning to close airport runway by June 30.

Jacqueline Hunter assumed her role as executive director of the African American Museum of Iowa this month. She brings with her years of experience in education and community engagement.

Hashim Taylor will step down as Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation director after three years leading the city department.

The current tenants of Northland Square, along Collins Road NE, will remain unchanged under new ownership.

“To ensure we are best positioned to address our customers’ greatest needs now and into the future, we are taking actions to reduce costs and optimize our organizational structure globally. This includes conducting a small reduction of positions,” the company says in a statement.

First Avenue has been an emerging priority area for years, and now a plan recently approved by the Cedar Rapids City Council will clear the way for a slew of proposed partnerships and improvements.

Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly this week celebrated a “decade of progress” in his annual State of the City address outlining recent and upcoming developments in the city’s public and private sectors.

Interior demolition complete for redevelopment of historic Marion church building

The city of Cedar Rapids has “paused” internal initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion amid mounting state and federal pressure to dismantle related programming. It’s not alone. Other area municipal and school officials report ongoing assessments of internal practices and programs.

Traffic, cost and property tax impacts topped the concerns of residents living near the proposed site of Cedar Rapids Community School District’s new middle school.