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Clock House Brewing to assume operations of Iowa Brewing Company

Clock House Brewing will take over operations of Iowa Brewing Company’s Third Street taproom, continuing production of its brands while introducing new offerings and events. The Cedar Rapids-based brewery announced the transition on its Facebook page in late July, noting…

National mortgage delinquency drops below 3.6% for first time since pandemic’s onset

CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has released its monthly…

Freddie Mac sets housing tax credit equity record with $675 million in housing investments

Freddie Mac closed a record $675 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity investments…

Construction employment dips In January despite record rise in wages

Construction employment dipped by 5,000 jobs between December and January even though hourly pay rose…

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John’s Grocery closes kitchen, will expand online operations

Best known for its beloved fried chicken, John’s Grocery at 401 E. Market St., Iowa…

John's Grocery closed its kitchen last week.

ISU eye tracking study reveals where people look during Zoom, Webex meetings

An innovative, first-of-its-kind study conducted by Iowa State University recently explored what people look at…

Collins Aerospace develops new power module to support next generation of military airborne electronics

Collins Aerospace has developed a new power module to support open architecture applications such as…

GoDaddy earns perfect score on Human Rights Campaign’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index

GoDaddy Inc. has received a 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index…

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Cedar Rapids City Council to adopt ReLeaf Cedar Rapids plan

Immediately following the devastating derecho on August 10, 2020, Cedar Rapids city leadership identified that…

Groundswell Cafe receives Simply Organic Giving Fund grant

Groundswell Café, a pay-it-forward eatery providing eastern Iowans with access to handmade organic meals regardless…

Collins Aerospace names new president of avionics

Troy Brunk has been named Collins Aerospace’s newest president of avionics. In this role, Mr.…

CR Restaurant Week locations announced

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announced the restaurants selected to participate in the…

Iowa Startup Accelerator accepting applications until Feb. 11

Applications are available for another week for startup businesses to participate in the Iowa Startup…

Meld Marketing marks five years with new website, giving back

Meld Marketing is celebrating its fifth year by launching a brand refresh, a new website…

‘Choose Local’ connects Iowans to local farmers and food

Iowa Valley RC&D has launched a statewide “Choose Local” marketing campaign to connect Iowans to…

Mercy President & CEO Tim Charles announces planned retirement

After 19 years with Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Timothy Charles, president and CEO,…

Tim Charles, former president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, has won the 2022 Howard Hall Excellence in Business Award. CREDIT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER