ribbon-cutting ceremony

Attendees wait in the Hall of Mirrors for a tour of the $35 million renovation to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids following a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, October 26, 2012. The venue has been closed since 2008 when 8 to 10 feet of floodwaters covered the Hall of Mirrors and auditorium. The Paramount Theatre's first performance will be on November 3rd with a sold out concert by Harry Connick Jr. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)

Public throngs to Paramount Theatre for tours

Downtown Cedar Rapids venue restored after Floods of 2008

With the snip of a red ribbon, the Paramount Theatre is back in business. City leaders, City Ambassadors, dignitaries and citizens packed the gleaming Hall of Mirrors at noon Friday (10/26/12) to reflect on how far the building — and Cedar Rapids — have come since the Floods of 2008 coursed through the heart of [...]

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Ribbon cutting and open house for Community Services Building of Linn County Oct. 12

The public is invited to the ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the Community Services Building of Linn County on October 12 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. This is Linn County’s first newly constructed building to open following the 2008 flood and houses many of the County’s human services departments. The Community Services Building [...]

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Business Notes

Awards CEC (Communications Engineering Co.), a systems and technology integrator, has been recognized by Everything Channel as a part of CRN’s 2011 VAR500 list, which ranks the top technology integrators in North America. The VAR500 rankings consider earnings from hardware sales, software sales and managed IT services. CEC placed 483rd in the 17th annual ranking. [...]

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