EVENT UPDATES: Visit the Downtown District Staff in our NEW OFFICE located at Arts & Entertainment:
Click here for the best information on rescheduled and relocated events from many downtown arts & entertainment venues and organizations affected by flooding.
Cedar Rapids Downtown flood information
The primary site for flood recovery updates is www.corridorrecovery.org. Our Web site here focuses on information specific to Downtown businesses, organizations and property owners. We do NOT attempt to repeat more communitywide information that’s better centered at the Corridor Recovery site. We post information of specific interest to the west-side and east-side business core as quickly and accurately as possible on the Latest News page of this site.
Over time, we plan to use our web site to motivate reinvestment in downtown. Businesses planning to rebuild Downtown are listed on our "Committed to Downtown" page, which also has information about how you can add your business to the list. We are all working together toward a vibrant, sustainable, dynamic downtown that will be greater in the next generation than ever before.
Links
If you have additional links, please send them to us via the Contact Us page.
Main city-endorsed flood recovery information page: www.CorridorRecovery.org
Linn County Public Health-for issues with indoor/outdoor air quality, food inspection, mold and asbestos testing, visit www.linncounty.org or call 319-892-6000.
Mental Health and free crisis counseling through Project Recovery Iowa contact the Abbe Center at 398-3562.
A coalition of small-business owners has put up a collection of helpful information at www.crsmallbusinessrecovery.com
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood page: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/index.shtm
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Floods http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/
First Steps to Flood Recovery (Purdue University) http://www.ces.purdue.edu/floodpub/
Various Flood Resources (Kansas State) http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/Flood/
American Red Cross: Disaster Services http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_502_,00.html
Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering from Natural Disasters http://apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=69
Iowa related websites:
http://www.2008flood.org/ excellent website with information on volunteer needs and material needs as well as volunteer and material offers to help.
www.corridorrecovery.com A site devoted to sharing information on corridor efforts to recover from the flood of 2008
Road closures: http://www.2008flood.org/roadclosures.php
Gazette: Please note the "resources" section http://www.gazetteonline.com/
City Website: http://www.cedar-rapids.org/community/floodinfo2008.asp
Home and Business owners impacted by the flood:
FEMA assistance: http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm
- They announced that Linn Co is approved by Presidential declaration as a disaster area.
- The first step in getting FEMA assistance is to register. The phone is 1-800-621-3362.
- You cannot get an interview for assistance until you register. We believe this is for everyone affected by flood damage and not just homeowners.
Excellent website that all impacted business owners must see: SBA training and online tutorial on what to do: http://training.sba.gov:8000/response
Specific contact information: There are challenges with providing individual names but here are good people I know. Please email me additions to the list.
Disaster recovery: 813-990-7198 AMCAT Global Inc - National Disaster Recovery. Peter DeMains is their lead person on the ground. Peter has trucks here with large scale, industrial equipment. This is for large scale needs and services are first come, first served. www.amcatglobal.com He is a pro and just got done with another flood. I specifically recommend board presidents of impacted cultural organizations contact him right away.
Temporary office furniture: Jason Olmstead 319-310-0065 (cell) 319-393-1031
Temporary relocation services for businesses: you should contact your commercial real estate agent. There are many great ones in town but you may consider Tiffany Earl: 319-651-8165, Todd Barker: 319-721-2546, Scott Olson: 247-5000 among others.
