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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 2025

Page

8

Busse Unit marks major milestone for Cedar Rapids club

The 19,000 square foot Busse Unit of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor opens at 1602 Washington Ave SE Cedar Rapids replacing First Congregational United Church of Christ as meeting space. The facility adds a gymnasium recording studio commercial kitchen and teaching kitchen expanding access for about 300 youths with most services free or at $12 per year. Leaders credit donor support federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and community investment for the project which aims to deepen academic support healthy lifestyles and leadership development.

John Tursi Boys & Girls Clubs Busse Washington Ave Cedar Rapids First Congregational United Church of Christ Tursi Melanie van Weelden Linn County Tulsi

Colleges Merge Signals Bold Catholic Higher Education Reimagining

Novak announces a merger between St. Ambrose in Davenport and Mount Mercy at Cedar Rapids, detailing enrollment trends, budget above plan, program expansion, and cost savings. Catalogs will combine by next summer as leadership plans a campus board and continued Mount Mercy presence, with Todd Olson remaining campus president through 2026.

Davenport St. Ambrose Mount Mercy Novak Iowa Wesleyan University Cedar Rapids Mustangs Todd Olson Olson Todd Tam MMU

Iowa City weighs sales tax to diversify revenue

The Tax Council debates using local option sales tax revenue to offset property tax losses and fund projects such as sidewalks and roadways. City leaders discuss deployment, equity concerns, and ballot language ahead of a potential vote by Aug. 19 for a measure to take effect July 1, 2026.

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