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CEDAR RIVERMILLCedar River Mill Overview
• Started operations in 1995, one of the newest paper mills in the United States• Current size: Approximately 240 employees• The largest 100% recycled paper mill in the Americas• Containerboard • Boxes • Packaging
Distance from Cedar Rapids to:
Iowa City, IA: 29 milesAmes, IA: 101 milesDes Moines, IA: 104 milesMadison, WI: 163 milesChicago, IL: 208 milesOmaha, NE: 230 milesMilwaukee, WI: 244 milesSt. Louis, MO: 244 milesKansas City, MO: 251 milesMinneapolis, MN: 275 milesIndianapolis, IN: 326 miles
Cedar River
Attractions
• Hancher Auditorium• Lake MacBride State Park/Coraville Lake• Lakeview OHV• Cedar Ridge Winery• Wilson’s Orchard• Mission Creek Festival• Amana Colonies• Riverside Casino & Golf Resort• Palisades-Kepler State Park• Newbo Evolve• Cedar Screamer
• Pella Tulip Time Festival• American Gothic House• Maquoketa Caves• Keokuk Geodes
To See, To Know...The Cedar River Mill Region
• Located on the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Part of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Eastern Corridor
• Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa
• Population: city 128,429; metro 255,452;
Eastern Corridor 416,443
• Cedar Rapids is an economic hub of the state, located
in the core of the Interstate 380 Corridor
• Cedar Rapids is positioned conveniently and centrally
between six of the Midwest’s major metropolitan
areas: Chicago, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis,
Omaha and St. Louis, all of which are a 3-4 hour drive.
• Cedar Rapids has more engineers per capita than any
other city in the United States Coast
Home To• Historic downtown Covington is home to art galleries, boutiques,
quirky shops, antiques and more than two dozen restaurants, bars & cafes
• Pedal the scenic Tammy Trace or the Bogue Chitto State Park off-road
bike trails
• Paddleboard or kayak the Bogue Falaya River
• Major music festivals include the Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival,
New Orleans Jazz Fest, French Quarter Festival, Essence Festival
(New Orleans), Bayou Country SuperFest (Baton Rouge)
• Mardi Gras celebrations and parades
• SEC (LSU), NFL (Saints) and NBA (Pelicans) sports
• National World War II Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA),
and Audubon Zoo and Aquarium
• Sportsman’s Paradise: Fountainebleu State Park, Pelican Park,
Mandeville Lakefront. Lake Pontchartrain, Swamp tours, golf, cycling,
�shing, boating and hunting
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Higher Education
• Coe College
• Cornell College
• Iowa State University
• Kirkwood Community College
• Mount Mercy University
• University of Iowa
• University of Northern Iowa
Top Area Employers• University of Iowa
• Collins Aerospace
• Transamerica
• Whirlpool
• Nordstrom
• ACT
• Pearson
• P&G
• Quaker/Pepsico
• General Mills
• Toyota
• Geico
Recreation• Bicycling, including a large network of dedicated trails
• Camping/Hiking
• Disc Golf
• Fishing
• Gol�ng
• Hunting
• Recreational sport leagues, such as volleyball, kickball, soccer,
bowling, curling, human foosball, darts, dodgeball, cornhole,
ultimate disc
• Shooting ranges
• Water sports, such as boating, canoeing, wakeboarding,
water skiing, kayaking
• Winter sports, such as cross-country skiing,
downhill skiing/snowboarding, snowmobiling, ice skating
Sports• Cedar Rapids Kernels, Minor League
Baseball – Class A for Minnesota Twins
• Cedar Rapids Roughriders, USHL hockey team
• Cedar Rapids River Kings, professional indoor football
• Hawkeye Downs Speedway/Motocross
• Cedar Rapids Rampage, Professional Indoor Soccer