Linn supervisors pick contractor for jail elevator upgrade
Linn County supervisors move to include an elevator upgrade in the jail project. Kleiman Construction bids 4,936,398 to lead ahead of Miron Construction at 4,962,440 for the package with the elevator. The plan seeks a 7.6 million project funded partly by 3.5 million from FEMA and up to 4.2 million in bonds. The Oct. 6 award hinges on potential petition signatures.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Kleiman Construction
Brent Oleson
Kleiman
Miron Construction
May’s Island
Federal Emergency Management Agency
University dentistry campaign reaches six point two million
Iowa City college reports six point two million raised toward a ten million campaign for the 35 year old Dental Science Building. The project will expand clinical space classrooms and research facilities and is due to finish in summer 2015 after ground breaking in April. A separate Mount Vernon gift of five hundred thousand funds The Commons expansion including a new Bardsley Grand Foyer honoring Lynn Luce Kitt.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Dental Science
David Johnson
Mount Vernon
Colorado
Cornell College
Peter
Betsy Luce
Englewood
Colo
Bardsley
Lynn Luce Kitt
Cornell
Peter Luce
Cedar Rapids considers annual pet license ordinance
The Cedar Rapids City Council votes tonight on a dog and cat licensing ordinance following a public hearing. The plan proposes $10 for spayed or neutered pets and $35 for others with a free permanent license for seniors on up to three pets.
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Council
Pet Licensing
Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa City
Coralville
North Liberty
Des Moines
Marines Jazz Band Shines for Marion and Kennedy Students
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band from Miramar California performed jazz standards for Marion High and Kennedy High students in Cedar Rapids. Sgt Erik Dewhirst led the trombone section while demonstrations of improvisation and boot camp basics illustrated Marine Corps paths to music careers.
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John Philip Sousa
Dewhirst
Marine Corps
Justice Hale
Jason Knuckles
Midwest
Hale
Marion
Marine Band
Chad Allard
John Beyer
the Gazette
3Rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band
Marion High School
Cedar Rapids
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al Dentistry School
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Hiawatha City Council
Bob Bruce
Ron Corbett
Cedar River
OPN Architects Inc
Kirkwood Community College
Smedia Net
Marine Music
Army
Jazz
Knuckles
Marion High
Azteca
THE
Iowa Eye Center
First Avenue
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