Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids Sees Redevelopment Talks Rise
Residents form Friends of Cedar Lake to reimage the polluted lake as a recreation hub amid opposition from Alliant Energy which plans to decommission the Sixth Street Generating Station. City leaders want facts on water quality and potential impacts before pushing redevelopment.
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Cedar Rapids
Friends of
Cedar Lake
Des Moines
Twin Cities
Dale Todd
Alliant Energy
Sixth Street
Alliant
Doug Kopp
Iowa
Minnesota
Sag Wagon
Coe College
Unity Point-St. Luke’s Hospital
Iowa gaming panel weighs Cedar Rapids casino cannibalization
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission heard independent studies arguing a Cedar Rapids casino would cannibalize revenues from existing venues. Estimates show Riverside Casino losses of 25 to 37.3 million, while Cedar Crossing would take 59 to 66.8 million from others. Commissioners remained cautious, studying the reports with no decisions yet.
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Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Altoona
Cedar Rapids
Marquette Advisors
Brent Wittenberg
Commission
Cedar Crossing
Union Gaming
Richard Baldwin
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Marquette
Union
Riverside
Iowa
Wittenberg
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