Oct 9, 2014

Science Helps Keep Construction Workers Safe

Construction workers often encounter lots of dangerous situations while on the job. Things are little different at the University of Iowa where those workers use research results from UI faculty to stay safe. Things are rarely quiet inside the Petersen Hall construction site. There’s plenty […] Read more

Oct 9, 2014

The New Holland Pavilions become reality

Tuesday was the culmination of a lot of dreams, ideas, challenges and successes at World Dairy Expo as they cut the ribbon on the new $24.9 million New Holland Pavilions.  With more than 290,000 square feet under roof, the two buildings offer not only state-of-the […] Read more

Sep 30, 2014

Cedar Rapids fire station receives award

The Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station received an award of Excellence in Energy Efficient Design for the Central Fire Station Thursday morning. Solum Lang Architects, LLC and Design Engineers received the away for for the Central Fire Station. The award was announced at the 2014 […] Read more

Sep 17, 2014

City breaks ground for gas power plant

By next year, the Coldwater Board of Public Utility will have 13 megawatts (MW) of generation “behind the meter” to provide local power in an emergency should the grid go down — and to possibly also provide heat and carbon dioxide to Mastronardi greenhouses if […] Read more

Sep 17, 2014

Westdale work steps up

The $90 million redevelopment of Westdale Mall has shifted into high gear with a combination of exterior and interior activity. Frew Development and city officials broke ground Friday for the 10-year project, which will include retail, commercial, office, entertainment, residential, hotel, green space and connecting […] Read more