A $7 million rehabilitation project is now complete on a once-blighted building in Wellington Heights that Cedar Rapids transformed into 25 new affordable rental units, adding sorely needed housing stock for low-income residents.
Residents of Cedar Rapids and small businesses will soon be asked to pitch in to “Grow the Love” and get the city’s $37 million fundraising effort across the finish line to replenish the tree canopy lost in the 2020 derecho.
Marion-based nonprofit Trees Forever announced Thursday it has tapped Michelle Beisker as its next chief executive officer
Iowa City Council gives initial approval, with two votes to come
Construction soon will begin on the multiyear revitalization of the Shakespeare Garden in Cedar Rapids’ Ellis Park, a space that honors the works of English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.
The former college campus, located on Lower Muscatine Road, will be rezoned to general industrial, as requested by Procter & Gamble, which bought the property in February and is planning an expansion.
Johnson County officials have described the proposed budget for next fiscal year as one that includes minor changes, as spending for programs and services were adjusted, but not cut.
After cutting more than $1 million in proposed spending to keep up with the fiscal toll of state tax reform, the Linn County Board of Supervisors will adopt a fiscal 2025 budget that scales back community grant programs and other discretionary items but bumps elected official and staff pay.
Debi Durham, director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, told The Gazette last year that the state missed out on luring a large solar energy manufacturer to the state because of a lack of the kind of incentives in the agency’s proposal.
Cities would be required to apply for a state permit to operate automated traffic enforcement cameras, and spend ticket revenue on public safety or transportation infrastructure.
After completing a plan guiding Cedar Rapids’ transition to lower-emission vehicles in the city’s quest to be carbon free by 2050, city officials are opting to seek federal funding to add five hybrid electric buses to its fleet.
A Linn County panel devoted to raising awareness of stigma surrounding mental health and resources for support recommended the county explore changes to county worker benefits and improving communication about mental health to employees.
A new master plan for the MedQuarter Regional Medical District envisions transforming empty properties, improving placemaking and strengthening the district’s identity to lure patients, healthcare providers and businesses. That means exploring development of a hotel, creating pocket parks and more.
Many Hills parents are mad the Iowa City Community School District is closing their elementary school, but that doesn’t mean they want to send their kids to another lower-ranking district. This is despite offers from two lawmakers to help the Johnson County community move its students to another school district, such as Lone Tree.
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