CBJ News Staff's stories

Age On to host brain health and exercise orientation for older adults
Age On, a fitness community focused on older adults, will host a special educational event on the connection between exercise and brain health on Monday, April 1, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Versa Fitness, 100 Windflower Ln, Solon. The…
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…

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,…

Melanie Olson Design Group wins Best of Houzz 2022 award
Melanie Olson Design Group, of Cedar Rapids, has won a “Best of Houzz” award for…

Registration open for Iowa Farm Bureau’s ‘Acres of Opportunity’ conference
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has announced registration is open for “Acres of Opportunity,” a…

NAHB: Home prices discourage a growing segment of prospective buyers
The share of prospective buyers actively trying to find a home fell in both the…

Upward trend in annual home price appreciation continues, CoreLogic reports
CoreLogic has released its Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for December 2021. Consumer desire…

First Interstate Bank merges with Great Western Bank
First Interstate BancSystem, parent company of First Interstate Bank, announced on Tuesday that they have…

Iowa awards $1.4 million in Employer Innovation Fund grants
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has awarded $1.4 million in grants to 38 Iowa employers and…






