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Sip at Midtown Reserve

Sip at Midtown Reserve wine bar opens in Cedar Rapids

Sip at Midtown Reserve has now opened, adding a new wine-focused venue next to the Midtown Reserve steakhouse. The wine bar, located at 319 Seventh St, SE in Cedar Rapids, offers curated wine flights, small plate pairings and a vine-covered…

Former Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg named new Boeing CEO

Boeing announced July 31 that its board of directors has elected Robert K. “Kelly” Ortberg,…

Kelly Ortberg Rockwell Collins Boeing

North Liberty building damaged in overnight explosion

A North Liberty building sustained significant damage after a late-night explosion. At 11 p.m. on…

Damage to two bays is evident at 309 Herky St. in North Liberty. The explosion happened late Monday night.

Kirkwood, UI partner on Medical Laboratory Science degree

Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) are partnering to offer a four-year…

UI Medical Laboratory Science program

Hintz Biomedical, HMUIRL take top prize for Iowa JPEC Summer Track pitch

A health care startup that recently took top prize at an Iowa JPEC spring competition…

Lily Hintz, of Hintz Biomedical, gives her pitch at the Startup Incubator Summer Track Launch Day in the Black Box Theatre in the Iowa Memorial Union on July 26, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Cedar Rapids family provides $1 million donation to renovate Mercy downtown emergency room

Mercy Medical Center has announced a $1 million donation from a Cedar Rapids couple to…

Mercy Cedar Rapids downtown emergency room renovation

2019 throwback: UICCU likes GreenState Credit Union as new name

This article was originally published March 4, 2019. The CBJ is revisiting some of the…

Crews with CR Signs work to install giant letters spelling “greenstate.org” atop GreenState Credit Union’s North Liberty headquarters on July 29, while the refreshed monument sign stands in front. The new signage marks the culmination of GreenState’s transition away from its former name, University of Iowa Community Credit Union, which was forced by a 2018 state law prohibiting credit unions from using the name of any Iowa public university. PHOTO ADAM MOORE

TIME names Alliant Energy a Best Midsize Company in America

Alliant Energy was recently listed on TIME’s inaugural list of America’s Best Midsize Companies for…

Alliant Energy

Casey’s to acquire 198 CEFCO convenience stores in $1.145 billion deal

Casey’s General Stores, headquartered in Ankeny, has announced an agreement to acquire Fikes Wholesale, Inc.,…

Casey's General Store

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll completes move to former Gazette building in downtown Cedar Rapids

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll has completed its move to the newly renovated former Gazette building at…

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll former Gazette building

2005 throwback: Winery hopes to get into the spirit

This article was originally published May 23, 2005. The CBJ is revisiting some of the…

2016 throwback: IC cedes to Uber, amends ‘ridesharing’ policy

This article was originally published Apr. 25, 2016. The CBJ is revisiting some of the…

uber

Artwork by local photographer Christopher V. Sherman showcased in new St. Luke’s Marion emergency room

Marion-based fine arts photographer Christopher V. Sherman’s photographic artwork will be prominently displayed in the…

St. Luke's Marion emergency room artwork 1

Iowa City Downtown District to host ‘Scoop the Loop’ retail event

The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) is set to host a new summer-themed retail event…

Pet supply store opens in downtown Washington

A new pet supply store with roots in service dog training has opened for business…

Gray's Pet Supply owner Whitney Gray. The new store is located in downtown Washington, 208 S. Marion Ave.

2010 throwback: Asoyia shuts doors after years of growth

This article was originally published March 15, 2010. The CBJ is revisiting some of the…

Asoyia Building