Cedar Rapids Gazette: With gas prices still hovering around record levels, Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids is rolling out a pilot program this summer to close campus offices on Fridays. “Changes to summer hours are absolutely inflation-related,” said Kirkwood spokesman Justin Hoehn. “The college wanted to reduce the need for employees to drive to the college five days a week. With the new summer work schedule, this would limit the number of driving days to four.” Kirkwood’s pilot four-day workweek applies to office employees. It doesn’t affect course and student schedules.