FedEx Plans 109 Million Cedar Rapids Facility
Cedar Rapids council weighs a 109 million FedEx warehouse project in the southwest quadrant at 1035 Commerce Park Dr. SW. The 479000 square foot facility would create 434 jobs, with 359 part time and 75 full time, and bring 16.3 million in total taxes over 10 years, half rebated.
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Southwest Quadrant
Scannell Properties
Commerce Park Dr
Jeff Pomeranz
FedEx
Global Aerospace
BAE Systems
Defense Aero
76Th Avenue
Sixth Street
BAE
Collins Aerospace
Militar Global Positioning System
FedEx Ground Package System Inc
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Local youths brave Maquoketa River rapids at Manchester park
Isabel Kluesner Chloe Thier and Paige Fangman all 12 from Dyersville rode inflatables through 800 foot rapids at the Manchester Whitewater Park as hot conditions pushed families to the river. A group watches kayakers pass through the public park open 24/7.
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Isabel Kluesner
Chloe Thier
Paige Fangman
Dyersville
Iowa
Maquoketa River
Manchester Whitewater Park
Manchester
Iowa Justices Upheld State Water Quality Approach
Iowa Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch to halt the voluntary regulatory approach to water quality. The decision, 4-3 in a sharply divided court, defers to elected branches. activists vow to continue the fight for clean water.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Iowa Agriculture
Mike Naig
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Craig Hill
High Court
Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement and
Food & Water Watch
Vacationers weigh water quality before choosing aquatics spots
Coming Sunday reports show travelers evaluate water quality when selecting destinations for boating swimming and fishing. Researchers say public health and ecosystem standards influence where millions are spent annually on leisure.
Colleges Adopt Juneteenth as Official Holiday Expand in Iowa and Nationally
Colleges including Coe College and Grinnell College have added Juneteenth to official holidays. The federal designation makes Juneteenth a national holiday, cited as a landmark step. Iowa Board of Regents reviews adding the day to University of Iowa Iowa State University and UNI calendars. Cornell College also weighs recognizing Juneteenth.
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Black Lives Matter
George Floyd
Minneapolis
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Galveston
Texas
Coe
Harvard University
Antioch College
Ohio
Congress
Joe Biden
Grinnell College
Iowa
Iowa Board of Regents
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Josh Lehman
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
House
James Clyburn
Opal Lee
White House
Lee
Evan Vucci
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