Coralville Lands Iowa Child Site Along I 80 Corridor
Iowa Child chooses Coralville near Interstate 80 and the Iowa River for a new water themed indoor and outdoor exhibit and hotel conference center. The plan covers about 70 acres between First Avenue and the river with trails rail link and pedestrian bridge to Iowa City Peninsula and ongoing property acquisitions. Architect Peter Sollogub cites dramatic river views and calls the site Indigenous and natural with strong commercial and cultural potential.
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Iowa Child
Oman
Iowa River
Coralville
the Gazette
First Avenue
Clear Creek
Hayworth
Iowa City
Peninsula
Residents wary as Iowa Child project eyed for Coralville site
Near Edgewater Drive residents react to plans for an Iowa Child project and a hotel and convention center by the Iowa River. Some fear changes to a quiet area while others support progress and potential riverfront improvements. City officials note possible land acquisitions may occur later and construction could start next year.
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Will Olaff
Coralville
Edgewater Drive
Ginny Parrish
Iowa Child Project
First Avenue
Iowa River
Iowa Child
Convention Center
Parrish
Kelly Hayworth
Oman
Iowa
Iowa Child timeline tracks Cedar Rapids vision Iowa City bid
A chronology shows Ted Townsend pushing a $270 million five acre 20 story complex in Cedar Rapids with a rainforest aquarium and school. The project faced opposition and funding shifts, with Vision Iowa funding debates and site competition from Coralville.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Ted Townsend
Cedar Rapids
Townsend
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Business & Education Forum
Robert Ray
Iowa Child
Iowa City
Coralville
Tom Vilsack
Lee Clancey
Iowa Child Institute
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Consultant Nations Financial Group, Inc
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ShareTalk
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