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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...