After 2 years of trying, Cargill wins Cedar Rapids approval for rail yard
BPC Staff Dec 18, 2019 | 9:07 pm
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96 wordsAll Latest News, Manufacturing, Statewide News, TransportationCedar Rapids Gazette: After two years, multiple tries and bitter resistance, one of Cedar Rapids’ major employers — Cargill — has the green light to build a 12-track, 200-car rail yard that the company says will allow it to remain competitive and protect jobs. After hearing 90 minutes of testimony largely from neighbors opposed to Cargill’s $6.5 million project on 28 acres of city-owned land, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved a third and final reading of a rezoning ordinance to allow industrial use in a residential neighborhood. That was the rail yard’s last major hurdle.
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