July 1, 2008  

A BUSINESS NEWSLETTER from SBA's resource partner. Also at e-news.

A MESSAGE FROM THOSE WHO'VE BEEN THERE

THE GRAND FORKS (ND) HERALD

"... Cedar Rapids’ physical infrastructure may be in tough shape, but its social infrastructure likely is intact. And rebuilding the former is a lot more realistic and “doable” than is overhauling the latter..." (post 1997 flood image of Grand Forks, ND; from Wikipedia)

Editor's note: You may recall that this city was devastated by the flooding of the Red River in 1997. They have come back and are helping Cedar Rapids by sharing their recovery experience. (Side note: This city's flood level was about 28 feet. Their flood crest was 57 feet.)

Grand Forks, ND, Flood Recovery Briefing Book - includes business lessons learned

LINK to Grand Forks, ND, Flood Recovery Site

JULY 7 NOTE: Grand Forks advises that their site is being modified and currently not available. If the second link above does not work, please try again in a day. (The site is not available to the North Dakota folks either.)

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