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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2001
Page
1
Real estate and home improvement firms report a surge in spending as consumers invest in upgrades. Builders and contractors cited elevated demand for remodeling, new furnishings, and durable goods driving market activity.
The Iowa budget cuts take effect as state employees face layoffs or added duties and services adjust in the new fiscal year. Officials cite a $300 million shortfall from stock declines, higher fuel costs, and slower economy, with tax receipts below projections and rising Internet competition reducing sales tax. The result is tighter spending and tough choices between Republican lawmakers.
Dragon boat teams compete in a Freedom Festival event as weather, water, and crowd energy heighten the sprint toward the final stretch. Local crews from area clubs push for strong finishes amid festive atmosphere and street-side cheering.
Mount Mercy College art professor Jane Gilmor spent 12 years pursuing a plan to restore the crumbling grotto at the campus center. With a $10,000 Heritage Preservation Grant from the Smithsonian Institution, conservator Anton Rajer joins the effort and progress advances.
Jim Voss, longtime swim coach, leads SPLASH in urging Cedar Rapids to approve a one cent local option sales tax to fund replacement and renovation of Noelridge Bever and Jones pools built in 1960. Tax could raise 26.2 million countywide with 149 million needed for pool work and a maintenance fund.
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