Recovery in Grand Forks shows 10 year flood rebuilding path
A Cedar Rapids Gazette delegation reported that Grand Forks flood recovery is a decade long process with tough tradeoffs. Leaders emphasized dividing authority to move swiftly, with city leadership crucial to drive risky decisions and public-private cooperation.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Grand Forks
N.D
Iowa
Priority One
Jim Tinker
Tinker
North Dakota
Gazette Communications
Chuck Peters
AEGON
David Blankenship
Downtown
Doug Neumann
Pat Shey
Peters
Coralville
Jim Fausett
Iowa City
Shey
Cedar Rapids Reopens Station as Flood Stricken Areas Tighten Curfews
Police move back into the Cedar Rapids station at 505 First St SW as power remains out for about 5 000 customers. Masks are distributed at Westdale Mall for flood affected areas while critical hospitals plan partial reopenings.
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Cedar Rapids
Greg Graham
First St
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Vern Gebhart
Alliant Energy
Third Street
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Highway 13
Edgewood Bridge
12Th
16Th Avenues
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hous
Linn County
Linda Langston
von Maur
Westdale Mall
Linn County Health and Environmental Health Response
Quaker plant to stay in Cedar Rapids and rebuild
Mark Schiller president of Quaker Foods and Snacks announced the Cedar Rapids plant will remain home and be rebuilt. The mill, at 1873 with 1100 employees, will resume production using generator power and trucks due to rail damage while a $17 million expansion, creating 11 jobs, remains on track.
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Mark Schiller
Quaker Foods and Snacks
Schiller
Quaker
Chicago
Alliant
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