Local Government

Cedar Rapids is putting public funds toward a new SSMID incubator program that aims to spur underdeveloped business districts to invest in projects that drive their own growth.

Watts Group to build a $10.7 million multifamily housing facility and two four-plex buildings at 705 16th Ave. SE. A commercial facility also is in the works at 2738 Edgewood Rd. SW.

The five-week pre-apprenticeship program creates a pathway for Iowans to qualify for and complete a skilled trades apprenticeship. Iowa City is investing more than $400,000 in pandemic relief dollars, which will allow the Labor Center to run the program for the next four years.

Two high-ranking officials in Cedar Rapids City Hall who have served Iowa’s second-largest city for decades will leave their positions this month, prompting an organizational restructuring.

The city of Cedar Rapids is negotiating a deal to purchase land from Rick and Marsha Stickle for no more than $10 million to build the flood control levee around Cedar Lake.

The agency took full ownership of the siren system from NextEra earlier this year

A police video capturing a clash between the EMT and Cedar Falls officers is available to the public for a price, the city says -- $700.

The grants will be funded with $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act dollars

First vote will be next Monday, when all supervisors are able to attend.

As Neighborhood Finance Corp. grows, its Journey to Homeownership program is helping Cedar Rapids and Des Moines borrowers overcome systemic barriers to own a place of their own.

Iowa City awards 3 tourism grants

First Avenue will close between Third Street West and First Street East from 8:30 a.m. Monday through the afternoon for installation of a floodgate as part of the city’s flood control system.