Nine out of ten Americans who know someone with Alzheimer’s are concerned that they or someone they know will one day develop Alzheimer’s disease....
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A bank, two fire stations and two churches are among 11 sites designated as the city’s most endangered properties. The Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation Commission approved the list Thursday, Jan. 12, during a meeting that drew some heated discussion. “You people have to get tough,” Hal Sondrol of Cedar Rapids said,...
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Locally owned CarePro plans to offer patients added convenience. CEDAR RAPIDS—January 12, 2012— With construction underway and the building nearly enclosed, Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is excited to announce that CarePro Health Services plans to be a part of the 221,000 square foot patient-centered Medical Pavilion. The current concept for the new store...
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Reporter Cindy Hadish will offer a live chat Thursday from the Historic Preservation Commission meeting in Cedar Rapids. The commission will vote on its “11 Most Endangered” buildings that are at risk of being lost to demolition or decay. Some of the buildings being considered for the list are in the city’s new medical...
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UPDATED: Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, with photo of demolition site of the National Register-eligible Bever House at 1600 Washington Ave. SE. CEDAR RAPIDS — Liz Motsinger sees the odds stacked against her. The 55-year-old Marion woman is almost single-handedly trying to save a historic church from demolition. “Don’t it always seem to go that...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce that Dee Eadie has joined its leadership team as Executive Director of the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. “It is my pleasure to welcome Dee Eadie to Mercy,” said Tim Charles, president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center. “Following an extensive national search, Dee was selected for this position...
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Cedar Rapids, IA— Mercy Medical Center has long been recognized as a leader in cancer care for patients and families throughout Eastern Iowa and beyond. And soon, Mercy will have a world-class cancer center to complement that legacy. That’s why Mercy and its online solutions provider, Geonetric, are excited to announce the launch of the...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Area Ambulance Service plans to construct a new $2 million facility that will consolidate its three buildings into one for improved efficiencies. Executive Director Keith Rippy said the 20,000-square-foot building will be located in an industrial neighborhood at 2730 12th St. SW – currently a vacant, 3-acre lot – that was...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - One of the messages reads, “With Hope….We cancer-vive.” Another reads, “Mom, You are the strongest person I know. I’m so proud of you. You fought the fight and won! ~ J.S.” These messages and countless other heartfelt sentiments and drawings now reside within the walls of Mercy’s new Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. The messages are handwritten on ten seperate sections of...
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Maryland businesswoman Helen Nassif’s name will grace another Cedar Rapids building, with a $1 million donation being announced today. During a news conference this morning, leaders will reveal the new name of the Community Cancer Center for Nassif. “It is a very generous donation,” said Ted Townsend, CEO of St. Luke’s...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – The last house standing on its block of Fourth Avenue’s “mansion hill” faces an uncertain future. Mercy Medical Center purchased the building at 847 Fourth Ave. SE, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998. “It really is a very important house on a lot of...
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