Edgewood Road Detour Delayed Ahead of Highway 100 Work
Transportation planner Cathy Cutler says Edgewood Road NE detour for the Highway 100 overpass is delayed to this morning after signals and Jersey barriers are finished. The project aims to open Edgewood to Cove ngton by 2018 with 2020 for Covington to Highway 30, at an estimated $200 million.
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Covington
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the Gazette
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RoadSafe Traffic Systems
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Cedar Rapids
Workforce Innovation Act seen boosting Iowa workforce efforts
Local business leaders see benefits from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act signed July 22 by President Obama. The law streamlines programs, imposes new metrics, and demands employer–training partnerships to align skills with regional needs in Eastern Iowa.
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Regional Investment Board
Iowa City
Nancy Quellhorst
Dan Reed
University of Iowa
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Courts Close Arguments Postponed in Ross Murder Trial
Closing arguments in the Tash Ross murder case were delayed to 9 a.m. in Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids. Ross, 20, faces first degree murder and related charges for the fatal shooting of Latasha Roundtree, 19, as she rode in a car with friends heading to a party.
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Hatch presses Branstad for more debates in Iowa race
Democratic challenger Jack Hatch seeks additional face-to-face debates with incumbent Terry Branstad. Hatch touts fundraising milestones amid national donors’ hesitation. Branstad says three debates suffice as campaigns spar over media-sponsored dates in Des Moines Burlington and Sioux City.
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