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Linn County gets $24 million in CDBG funding for derecho housing recovery

Linn County has received over $24 million housing awards for Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) multi- and single-family housing programs. The CDBG disaster recovery funding was provided to address city-wide housing damage sustained in the 2020 derecho, according to…

A Big (Ten) loss

CBJ Editorial First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then the destructive derecho storm, and now the…

Reynolds seeking USDA disaster designation

The USDA has estimated that 3.57 million acres of corn and 2.5 million acres of…

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Trump pledges federal help as power returns to CR

The heavily damaged MAC health club in southwest Cedar Rapids, shown on the  morning of…

UI athletic department expects to lose $100M in revenue

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The University of Iowa’s athletic department is anticipating lost revenue…

CR nonprofits announce disaster relief funds

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and the United Way…

CR nonprofits announce disaster relief funds

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and the United Way…

Derecho brings school delay, larger disaster declaration

Crews worked to restore power to thousands of Iowans following Monday’s derecho. CREDIT KCRG By…