Cedar Rapids Airport faces rapid growth and growing pains
Airport Director William Rankin notes the Cedar Rapids facility is experiencing five years of growth in one year as fares drop and more Eastern Iowans and travelers from Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin and Missouri arrive. A shuttle system aids overflow parking while a new terminal and runway expansion plan aim to handle larger aircraft and revenue.
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Mark Glennarette
Cedar Rapids
William Rankin
Iowa
Airport Commission
Rankin
Apcoa Inc
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
United Parcel Service
Cedar Rapid
Linn County towns miss federal grant awards in block program
Central City sought 300000 for a community center Coggon 40933 for a sewer line and Prairieburg 42600 for a water pump house and town well none approved. East Central Iowa Council of Governments notes Linn County may be too prosperous or debt free to compete. Local officials lament repeated denials and will seek next year's block grants or alternative funding.
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Nancy Stevens Szette
Linn County
Central City
Coggon
Prairieburg
Craig Sonken
Rebecca Palmer
East Central
Iowa
Gerald Renfer
Renfer
Jerry Boone
Bob Trumbull
Trumbull
Nelson LeClerc
Palmer
Sonken
Coggan
Colfax
Palmer and Sonken
Hiawatha Dog Licensing Deadline Outlined
Hiawatha dog owners must obtain city licenses by April 1 or face penalties. Deputy City Clerk Roberta Hamdorf notes fees of four dollars for male dogs and spayed females, ten dollars for unspayed females, with licenses available at City Hall. County licenses must be bought at Linn County Auditor’s office, 930 First St SW, by June 30 without penalty, alongside county tags. Cedar Rapids deadline is March 31 and Marion's is June 30.
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Hiawatha
Roberta Hamdorf
Hiawatha City
Linn County Auditor’s
First St
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Marion briefs and events listings in a Marion paper
Las Vegas Night hosted by Marion American Legion Post 298 on April 5 starts 6 PM for members and guests with no door charge. Farmers State Bank presents a live KTOF FM 104 broadcast from Coe College today at 8 PM titled Challenge for Change. Warner Brothers Siding and Insulation advertises 377 5573 Marion.
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Las Vegas
Marion
American Legion
Legion
Ktof-Fm
Coe College
Challenge For
Adv
Warner Brothers
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Grants
City Hall
LeClerc
Westdale Mall
Connie Ross
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