Kirkwood students craft visuals for startups and nonprofits
Kirkwood interns form four groups to design flyers and brochures for a health and wellness startup, Unlimited Abilities, and Johnson County transit. Projects run through spring with client deadlines. students report hours and progress as they learn to balance creativity with professional feedback.
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Brandstetter
Bailey Stauffer
Cedar Rapids
Reid Smock
Lisbon
Kirkwood
Trump backs win win biofuels plan with corn and E15 talks
At a meeting with President Trump Grassley Cruz and Toomey discussed a combined strategy for biofuels and oil. Trump reportedly supported expanding sales of high ethanol gasoline while rejecting an E15 waiver and pressing for immediate oil industry changes. Grassley warned a price cap could cost rural jobs and Republican lawmakers urged relief from high compliance costs. Iowa officials and biofuel groups reaction varied on year round blending and RFS implications.
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Reuters
Trump
Grassley
Environmental Protection Agency
White House
America
Ted Cruz
Texas
Cruz
Pat Toomey
Pennsylvania
Iowa flood center unveils new tools amid drought to flood risk
Iowa Flood Center director Witold Krajewski discusses a normally varied season and the state’s flood risk after nearly 1,000 presidential disaster declarations in 30 years. The center previews the Iowa Flood Information System enhancements including inundation maps and HAZUS for cost estimates, born from the 2008 and Cedar Rapids floods.
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Witold Krajewski
Iowa Flood Center
University of Iowa
Iowa
Krajewski
State of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Weather Service
Nathan Young
ConnectCR seeks RNF funds for Cedar Rapids trail project
Cedar Rapids leaders urge support for ConnectCR a 24 million initiative and its plan to use 1 million annually for three years from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund to build a major trail link and riverfront access. Lawmakers warned funding depends on RNF budget outcomes and state priorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Jeff Pomeranz
Gray’s Lake
Des Moines
Pomeranz
West Des Moines
Connectcr
Steve Severn
Dale Todd
Mike McGrath
Felicia Wyrick
Joint Transportation, Infrastructure and
Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund
Vinton
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
Old Main
Iowa Braille
Police Academy
Johnston
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Linn County
RNF
Tim Kapucian
R-Keystone
Law Enforcement Academy
Forefront
Kim Reynolds
Environment First Fund
Reynolds
Academy
Judy Bradshaw
Cochair
Craig Johnson
R-Independence
Kapucian
Mary Mascher
Iowa City
Johnson
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Makayla
Tendall
Thegazette.com
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the Gazette Marcial Carte
Kirkwood Community College
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Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
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