City approves first step to buy First Avenue parking ramp
Cedar Rapids officials move toward assembling the Event Center site by approving the $1.25 million purchase of the private parking ramp at 216 First Ave NE and setting fair market value at $5.6 million for Armstrong Realty lands. The Roosevelt Lofts will remain. land under one Armstrong parcel must be bought for $120,000, with Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel bid coming next. In other news, Cory C. Steele, 40, of Hiawatha, died after a motorcycle crash on Coe Road NE and police detained Alex M. Thompson at a Cedar Rapids gas station after a threats incident at Kirkwood Community College.
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Iowa Doctoral Programs Rank In Top Third Nationally
The University of Iowa reports nine doctoral programs in economics electrical and computer engineering free radical and radiation biology industrial engineering mechanical engineering molecular physiology psychology Spanish and sociology placed in the top one third in a national NRC assessment released Tuesday.
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Three finalists for Iowa City city manager job
The City Council weighs offers today among three finalists Tom Markus Birmingham Michigan Steven Crowell North Port Florida and Paul Eckert Sioux City. Each presented Tuesday at the Iowa City Public Library and met with city officials before renewed interviews Monday and a possible closed decision today.
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Iowa City board rejects dismal City High fine arts expansion
Iowa City Community School District board derides a 4.5 million plan by Shive-Hattery to expand City High School fine arts. It fails to add space for all departments and falls short of regional standards. Board to explore funding and plan improvements at future session.
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