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Could a smaller CR casino squeeze in the door?

A rendering shows the proposed design of the Wild Rose Cedar Rapids, with a skywalk connecting to the existing city parkade to the west. ...

Iowa City narrows affordable housing focus

Members of the Iowa City Council and staff offer feedback on several affordable housing initiatives during the council's Sept. 20 meeting. Those initiatives will...

iConnect looks to triple its ranks

The Connectivity platform in operation, taken from a video on the company's website.   By Adam Moore adam@corridorbusiness.com The tech-based global translation company iConnect is preparing to scale...

Learning from Elon Musk: The best leaders practice self-care

By Greg Dardis / Guest Column The question stood out amid a lengthy Q&A, drawing laughs from the audience and the CEO on stage. Tesla’s annual...

Tour spotlights urban living in NewBo/Czech Village

By Angela Holmes When Cedar Rapids native Beth DeBoom saw a demolition notice on the door of a historic house in the New Bohemia District...

Cedar Rapids’ retail sector heating up

Van Miller, a broker associate with GLD Commercial talks about developments in Cedar Rapids during the CBJ's Commercial Real Estate Luncheon, held Sept. 13.   By...

Still room to run for commercial real estate market

Investment trends in the U.S. commercial real estate market remain positive, Aegon Asset Management Co-Head of Real Estate Scott Coté said during his keynote...

Linn County minimum wage: Is it settled?

By Dave DeWitte dave@Corridorbusiness.com Linn County will become the second county in Iowa to boost the minimum wage on Jan. 1. The county’s Board of Supervisors cast...

Three ways to outlast a layoff

By Dennis G. Visser / Guest Column Some of us in Eastern Iowa work in industries that go up and go down fairly consistently. The high...

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