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Cedar Rapids
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With locations in Germantown, Md. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wabtec Railway Electronics, a unit of Wabtec, is a leader in the development and manufacture of electronic train control equipment and system solutions for the rail industry. Wabtec Corporation (http://www.wabtec.com/) is a global provider of value- added, technology-based products and services for the rail industry.
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In 1988, the City of Cedar Rapids chose to contract with a private management firm, Ogden Entertainment Services to manage the Center and the Paramount Theatre. Ogden was given the responsibility to run both facilities with an annual allocation of $300,000 from the hotel/motel tax fund for operating costs. Today, VenuWorks, formerly Compass Facility Management, a private management firm in Ames, IA, manages the Center and Theatre. VenuWorks took over management in June 1999 after a lengthy bid process that attracted six potential management firms. Since taking over the management, VenuWorks has decreased the annual operating stipend to $150,000 from the hotel/motel tax fund. This decrease on the operating side has allowed the facilities' capital funding from the hotel/motel tax fund to grow to $450,000 annually.
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From April 6, 1908, to December 31, 2005, Cedar Rapids used the city commission form of government. It was one of the few larger cities remaining to operate under this model. Under this form of government, the council was made up of a public safety commissioner, a streets commissioner, a finance commissioner, a parks commissioner, and a mayor. The council members worked on a full-time basis, and served two year terms, and were considered department heads. The last mayor of Cedar Rapids under this form of government was Paul Pate. After 2005 the city changed to a mayor-council-manager form of government.
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A Cedar Rapids man was shot through his apartment door early this morning. Nothing is known about the assailant, though this shooting occurred less than a block from the miniature sword incident that transpired last Fourth of July.
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Cedar Rapids is divided into fourteen ZIP Codes. Mays Island and the downtown area are covered by 52401. The northeast quadrant is covered by 52402 and 52411. The southeast quadrant is covered by 52403. The southwest quadrant is covered by 52404. The northwest quadrant is covered by 52405.
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Three friends who call themselves the Shirtless Shovelers clear a driveway along Westland Road NW in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. They are (from left) Tim Schultz, 19; Kevin Halbrooks, 17; and Jack Rhodes, 18. All live in Cedar Rapids. The idea of shoveling shirtless started as a joke and morphed into a business venture. It was 20 degrees outside at the time they were shoveling.
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