Cedar Rapids News

Nearly $1-million dollars in money contributed to a Flood 2008 Fund is already in the hands of 14 Cedar Rapids-area non-profits. And there's much more to come.

Four months after floodwaters shut down its largest manufacturing plant, Quaker Foods and Beverages is taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Cedar Rapids city officials met Wednesday morning to explain their plan to prevent a future flood.

Attempts to lure younger workers and families to Cedar Rapids could suffer for several months, if not years, because of June's massive floods, business and civic leaders here say.

Downtown Cedar Rapids should be turned into a shopping mall by closing many streets, tearing down buildings if need be for free spacious free parking, bringing in business that draw people of diverse levels of ...

I live in Cedar Rapids, only a couple blocks from the Cedar River, which runs fairly straight through the center of town splitting it east and west.

Pat Beer worked to fight back tears as she talked about returning to St. Wenceslaus Church in Cedar Rapids on Sunday.

Norwood Souvenir informed employees Friday morning that it will end its 100-year-old Cedar Rapids operation instead of rebuilding from June's floods.

Robert Buntz Jr. has been named interim chief executive officer of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce.

Some of Jan Holten's greatest flood losses didn't come from inside her home. Damage to her once tidy house in the Time Check neighborhood was estimated at more than $50,000, but the 68-year-old Cedar Rapids ...

As I walked into the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel, my thoughts drifted to the last time I was there.

Bethscheider's Market, of Cedar Rapids, is celebrating 90 years in business with a big blowout, offering free food, free drinks and free groceries.

We now have a clearer picture of what post-flood Cedar Rapids is apt to look like.

Hundreds of Cedar Rapids flood zone residents took a look at ideas Thursday to hold back the water.

Dozens of people crowded around easels this morning that present three flood control options for Cedar Rapids.

UI Police search for assault suspects Pelosi will tour flood, tornado damaged communities Former football player faces armed robbery charges Government bails out Fannie Man, Freddie Mac A semi crash is slowing ...

The Cedar Rapids Public Library that was flooded out in June faces a long climb back, with a preliminary estimate of about three years.

Leonard Smejkal of Cedar Rapids smooths freshly poured cement in the basement at St.

Cargill Corp. plans to add a new product line after its flooded Cedar Rapids corn milling plant at 1710 16th St.

Martin De La Rosa-Loera appeared in federal court late last month in Cedar Rapids.