CBJ News Staff's stories
Smurfit Westrock plant in Cedar Rapids closing
The Smurfit Westrock packaging facility in northeast Cedar Rapids will be closing its doors in early October, according to a notice posted this week to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act website. According to the notification, dated…
Cornell College creates Student Success Center
Cornell College has opened a new office staffed with six full-time staff members dedicated to…
Horizons accepting donations for Senior Joy Drive
Horizons, A Family Service Alliance agency is requesting financial support from the community so it…
CR hospitals see rise in COVID-19 admissions
After seeing a slow decline in COVID-19 admissions since mid-October, Cedar Rapids hospitals UnityPoint Health-St.…
GEICO earns gold level workplace health recognition score
GEICO in North Liberty achieved gold level status for workplace health from the American Heart…
Kohawk Startup awards Coe College students funding for entrepreneurial ideas
At the fourth annual Kohawk Startup, Coe College students were awarded $2,500 in funding to…
Groundbreaking set for $49 million multipurpose development on ‘Banjo Block’ site
The long-awaited redevelopment of the “Banjo block” in downtown Cedar Rapids is finally becoming a…
AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising announce leadership changes
AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising, a multi-service agency with three locations in Iowa and Wisconsin, announces…
SBA approves $11M in Iowa small business loans in November
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 31 loans for $11,143,000 to Iowa businesses in November,…
Market at the Mount planned Dec. 11
Mount Mercy University’s student Enactus team will host the seventh annual Market at the Mount…
Reynolds announces plans to invest in water infrastructure, quality
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Dec. 8 a $100 million investment in water infrastructure and water…
Happy Joe’s near Lindale Mall permanently closed
The Happy Joe’s pizza restaurant at 5070 Lindale Drive NE in Cedar Rapids is permanently…
Dunn Brothers Coffee coming to northeast Cedar Rapids
Dunn Brothers Coffee will be opening its second Corridor location in Cedar Rapids Dec. 15.…
Iowa City Area HBA members help provide affordable homes to community
Greater Iowa City Area HBA members are helping Iowa City disadvantaged families achieve their goals…
U.S. home prices grew at record pace in October
CoreLogic, a property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has released the CoreLogic Home Price…
Nordstrom third-quarter earnings below estimates, but overall sales jump sharply
Nordstrom, with operations in southwest Cedar Rapids, reported third-quarter earnings that fell substantially below analysts’…
