Cedar Rapids casino plan pitched as urban crown jewel for downtown
Cedar Rapids investors tout an urban, downtown casino between First and Second avenues and First and Third streets as a catalyst for growth with a 171000 square foot, 125 million project. The plan includes a $28 million, 1000-stall parking ramp, a sky walk, and partnerships with Peninsula Gaming veterans. Local backing and city incentives accompany state review with a spring decision expected.
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Ron Corbett
Corbett
Las Vegas
State Commission
Greene County
Ames
Boone
Dan Kehl
Riverside Casino
Washington County
First
Second Avenues
Third Streets
Kingston Village
Cedar River
OPN Architects Inc
Friedmutter Group
Jonathan Swain
Peninsula Gaming LLC
Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC
First Avenue West
Iowa lawmakers weigh single topic town halls amid voter concerns
Cedar Rapids resident Giora Neta circulated a flyer urging a town hall on issues from Obamacare to Benghazi. Braley cites logistics and cuts, Loebsack defends focused rounds, Grassley highlights broad concerns, Harkin prefers topic grouped events, all aiming to connect with Iowans across diverse counties.
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Giora Neta
Cedar Rapids
Americans For Prosperity
Neta
Benghazi
Libya
IRS
Congress
Iowa
Gabby Giffords
Tipton
Giffords
Arizona
Tucson
Waterloo Democrat
Loebsack
Mississippi River
Clark
Decatur
Johnson, Cedar
Clinton
Iowa City Democrat
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
Heard On the Hill
Roll Call
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Kate Cyrus
Iowa Democrat
James. Lynch
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VA claims push raises backlog concerns and pay boosts
Veterans Affairs workers report processing more claims than ever as VBA aims to clear one year old cases by October and eliminate the backlog by 2015. Union stewards warn that the drive may boost quantity over quality, with bonuses tied to output amid staffing, software, and paperwork strains and widespread inter-office shuffling of claims.
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Renee Cotter
Reno
Nev
American Federation of Government Employees
Beth McCoy
Veterans Benefits Administration
VBA
Board of Appeals
Vietnam
Iraq
Afghanistan
McCoy
Hickey
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