Kool Moo legacy lives on under new ownership

Nguyens purchase ice cream shop, plan to establish new family tradition
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    Ever since working at a Cedar Rapids Dairy Queen as a teenager, Cari Nguyen wanted to own an ice cream store.

    Her dream is now a reality.

    Ms. Nguyen and her husband, Nicholas, are the new co-owners of the Kool Moo, which has operated continuously at 1020 Old Marion Road NE since 1973 and officially opened for the season in mid-May.

    “Working…

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