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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2014
Page
1
Profiles of five candidates in the 2014 primaries Dandekar Kajtazovic Murphy OBrien and Vernon cover their backgrounds positions and paths to the ballot. The report notes their party affiliations districts and notable prior roles.
The Gazette analyzes 2007 to 2014 assessed values from Cedar Rapids Assessor to map residential prices. Lower priced homes under 107000 cluster southwest to northeast through the core, prices rise with distance from center, and highest values above 194000 cluster on the outskirts.
Julie Carson of the Assessor's Office notes northeast Cedar Rapids areas near ongoing construction spike median values by nearly $100,000 when vacant lots are excluded. As homes are built and occupied the neighborhood values are expected to climb. The piece references an online analysis at The Gazette with data from 2007 to 2014 and two main high priced residential pockets.
Obituary notes Cedar Rapids civil rights icon Lileah Harris who worked beside her husband Dr. Percy Harris. Describes her as a Renaissance woman and frontline organizer for equality in Iowa.
Wayne Humphreys of Columbus Junction reports 80 acres left to plant as Louisa County tractors roll. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey notes early progress with 23 percent of corn planted, nine days ahead of last year but 10 days behind normal, calling this a big week for planting.
Cedar Rapids CRST International seeks to move its downtown land area from a parking lot to an 11 story world headquarters. The company requests 1.355 million in investment tax credits and 401,580 in state sales tax refunds from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to fund the $36 million project. The city would provide a match via reimbursement of property tax revenue resulting from the investment.
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