Cedar Rapids flood 2.57 billion impact on jobs and business
The Cedar Rapids survey finds 2.57 billion in flood related job and business damages, 1,865 lost jobs, 32 firms not reopened, 80 closed, and 24 moving out. 824 of 1,281 eligible firms participated, with 1,324 permanent and 541 temporary jobs affected.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Area
Shannon Meyer
Chamber
Small Business Task Force
Kirkwood Small Business Development Center
Gary Ficken
Ficken
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Cedar Rapids Iowa City make up days set for March and June
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City districts announced makeup days for missed classes. Cedar Rapids students will attend March 4 June 7 and June 8 to cover December 8 9 and 10. Iowa City students will have class March 1 and June 4 after cancelations on December 9 and 10. Regina Found ation returns to former name Regina Foundation reflecting its mission to support the Regina Catholic Education Center.
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Cedar Rapids
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Catholic Community Foundation
Regina
Regina Foundation
Regina Catholic Education
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Cedar Rapids Downtown Library adds exterior book drop
The Cedar Rapids Public Library downtown satellite at 221 Third St. SE in the Armstrong Centre now offers an exterior book drop. The location operates 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, enabling patrons to return materials at their convenience.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Armstrong Centre
Third St
Flood salvage preserves Czech Slovak music records
Preservationists at the University of Iowa kept flood damaged Czech and Slovak records wet to salvage 1500 restored items from the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. The 33 45 and 78 rpm records were cleaned washed and recased in archival sleeves after months of work.
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Diane Heldt
Gazette
Owa
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
University of Iowa
Nancy Kraft
UI Libraries Preservation Department
David Muhlena
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Muhlena
Kraft
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Museum
G R man gets 50 years for rape and burglary
Bruce Braggs, 33, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced in Linn County District Court to 25 years for second degree sexual abuse and 25 years for first degree burglary, to be served consecutively. The crimes involved breaking into a Kirkwood Community College student’s apartment and raping her three times. The victim urged maximum punishment citing fear of further attacks. Braggs has prior felonies and misdemeanors.
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G.R. Man
Kirkwood
Trish Mehaffeyne
Cedar Rapids
Bruce Braggs
Kirkwood Community College
Linn County
Beckelman
Braggs
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