My Biz: Home Appliance Center in Cedar Rapids defies online shifts - The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

My Biz: Home Appliance Center in Cedar Rapids defies online shifts - The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

My Biz: Home Appliance Center in Cedar Rapids defies online shifts The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines There's nobody that's making a high-gross margin.” Knapp's father, Al, started Cedar Rapids Lumber in 1948, in the midst of the post-World War II building boom. By the early 1960s, the company was building homes and needed to outfit all those kitchens.