Cedar Rapids Gazette: Years after a local contractor sued the University of Iowa to be paid for millions of dollars of work on the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, appellate judges ruled Wednesday — again — in favor of the contractor. The cost has ballooned from recurring construction change orders. The Iowa Court of Appeals found that a Johnson County district judge was right to confirm a $21.5 million award in favor of Cedar Rapids-based contractor Modern Piping Inc.