Cyclists Support Brewery to Locate in Waterloo Bakery

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Supporters are putting a little sweat behind their effort to draw attention to the proposed transformation of a former Wonder Bread bakery in Waterloo into a production brewery.

More than 100 people biked on Sunday from Waterloo to Cedar Falls, where Single Speed Brewing is based. They hope their ride will help compel Waterloo city officials to approve the brewery's plans to renovate the former bakery, which closed in 2012.

The brewery's owner has said he'd like to build a production brewery, dining hall and retail space inside the old bakery, with the hope of eventually bringing between 70 and 100 new jobs.

The city says it also has discussed other plans for the space.