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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2014
Page
1
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids plans the closing of the Southwest TIF District in 2017 after a 478 percent rise in base area value from 39 million in 1997 to 228 million. Officials say TIFs spurred development and funded local infrastructure while tax revenue continues to flow to city county and school entities.
Readers are invited to vote for their favorite comic strip in the IN THE NEWS comics survey. Cast the vote on Page 2A and share impressions of humor, personalities, and artwork with the newspaper audience.
A protest over a proposal to restrict funding to for-profit colleges, citing high student debt and potential losses for students who leave programs. The plan would limit funds if graduates carry excessive debt, drawing opposition from advocates and critics alike.
Iowa City West seeks to match Davenport’s three straight large-school state basketball titles by defeating West Des Moines Valley for the Class 4A championship. The game headlines Page 1B with business notes on United Fire Group adopting the UFG marketing name on Page 7B.
A teenager with persistent muscle weakness seeks answers through genome testing. Doctors use genetic analysis to identify potential inherited causes and guide treatment, hoping to reveal a clear link between symptoms and a specific gene.
The Southwest TIF District in Cedar Rapids, established in 1997 and expiring in 2017, channels $32 million for public improvements and $8 million for public private reimbursements. It notes base year valuation at $39 million and 2013 valuation at $228 million, a 478% increase, with over 1,500 jobs created and about $50 million in annual payroll.
Alan Lucas, 43, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for bilking investors of thousands of dollars. The court heard he showed no remorse and attempted to justify his actions with corporate law and partnership arguments regarding Covenant Investment Fund.
Military officers review a map of the search area at a Ho Chi Minh City airport on Friday before departing to join the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Malaysian investigators increasingly suspect foul play as evidence points to deliberate diversion of missing Flight MH370. Reuters sources describe radar plotting showing an unidentified aircraft following a standard route before the jet vanished northwest of Malaysia toward the Andaman Sea.
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