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Cedar Rapids derecho tree planting

Cedar Rapids leaders reflect on 2020 derecho at five-year commemoration ceremony

The August 2020 derecho inflicted billions of dollars in damage across the Midwest, including a massive economic impact in Cedar Rapids – but local leaders, at a derecho commemoration ceremony Friday, focused on the extensive devastation to the city’s tree…

Post-derecho insurance lessons

Even as the winds died down in the wake of the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho…

Derecho recovery funding session for housing developers set for July 15

The City of Cedar Rapids, in conjunction with the Iowa Economic Development Authority, will host…

Hinson announces affordable housing funding for Meskwaki Nation

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $372,891 to the Sac…

Meskwaki Nation

Alliant Energy announces 2022 recipients of “One Million Trees” funds

Alliant Energy has announced that more than 30 Iowa communities are receiving tree planting aid…

O’Donnell encourages Cedar Rapids residents to keep momentum going

The pace of economic development projects in Cedar Rapids over the past year is encouraging,…

Cedar Rapids State of the City Tiffany O'Donnell

ITC Midwest commits $10,000 to support tree replanting in Hiawatha

ITC Midwest has awarded $10,000 to support tree replanting in Hiawatha following the August 2020…

Newsmakers: The derecho, a year later

AUG 9 Derecho. In a heartbeat Aug. 10, 2020, the word was transformed from an…

ITC Midwest awards $200,000 to ReLeaf Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids-based ITC Midwest has awarded $200,000 to ReLeaf Cedar Rapids to support tree replanting…

Monarch Research Group donates trees to Mercy employees

Thanks to a generous donation from the Monarch Research Group, a Marion non-profit organization, and…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Brucemore Mansion temporarily closed for derecho repairs

Brucemore Mansion, a nationally significant historic site located in Cedar Rapids, has temporarily closed the…

An aerial shot of the Brucemore Mansion estate. nonprofit estate

Restaurant survived pandemic and derecho: Ongoing road construction could end it

More than four years ago, Jess Johnson opened Runt’s Munchies, a diminutive restaurant in a…

Runt's excavator

St. Wenceslaus Church to celebrate 99th Czech Goulash Day

St. Wenceslaus Church is preparing a post-derecho comeback by hosting its popular festival, Czech Goulash…

Alliant Energy helps to rebuild derecho-impacted communities, ensures reliable and resilient service

At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build strong communities. That purpose…

The derecho, a year later

Derecho. In a heartbeat Aug. 10, 2020, the word was transformed from an obscure meteorological…

Art project offers healing, reflection after derecho

The Cedar Rapids community is invited to join with friends, family, and neighbors for a…