How did Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' fare during the pandemic?
Cedar Rapids and its surrounding communities are used to facing — and overcoming — challenges. Property-damaging flooding has always been an issue there. In fact, according to the city of Cedar Rapids, historic flooding and tornadoes in 2008 cost the Federal Emergency Management Agency $848 million, the agency's sixth-largest declaration ever. Total property damage was estimated at $6 billion. "We feel as a community, if we can recover from the floods of 2008, we can meet any challenge," said Ron Corbett, business retention and expansion strategist at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Al...
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