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Eggs fry on the grill of Feedwell Kitchen & Bakery during a previous Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids. Farm-fresh eggs are expected to be in high demand at markets this year. CREDIT CINDY HADISH

Corridor farmers markets: Farm-fresh eggs in high demand

Free-range chickens lead the good life on Ewetopian Farm in rural Vinton, but Jessica Moessner worries that a delay in receiving their chick order could mean fewer eggs to sell as farmers markets begin this May. “It took a lot…

Restaurant survived pandemic and derecho: Ongoing road construction could end it

More than four years ago, Jess Johnson opened Runt’s Munchies, a diminutive restaurant in a…

Runt's excavator

Frontier Co-op program gives workers a second chance at employment – and life

Alisia Weaver is unsure where she would be without her job at Frontier Co-op. With…

NIH innovation grants propelling Viewpoint Molecular forward

Millions of dollars in federal funding helped leverage private investment in a growing Corridor-based radiopharmaceutical…

MediRevv acquired by Tegria

Following a four-year investment partnership, MediRevv, a Coralville-based healthcare revenue cycle management company, has been…

Breaking barriers

As a Black woman entrepreneur, Ashlee-Symonne Mooney felt her skills were underestimated at times, but…

Reconstructed railroad bridge connects past to new trail in Marion

A bridge that once shouldered cattle cars, passenger trains and more is now taking on…

Gardeners encouraged to share a row with those in need

Gardeners unsure of what to do with their surplus bounty can participate in the Share…

Resurrecting Sinclair: Derecho-damaged Coe building has a Brucemore connection  

Work is underway to restore windows broken and damaged during Iowa’s 2020 derecho at one…

Sinclair Auditorium Coe College

Czech Village New Bohemia District (finally) holds luncheon

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had been two years since the Main Street District…

Not only surviving but THRIVING

New businesses are bringing new energy to the Cedar Rapids Main Street District, as many…

Farmers markets set to return to the Corridor

After a socially distanced season last year, farmers market managers hope to return to the…

Community Health Free Clinic maintains mission through pandemic

Typically a bustling place, the waiting room of the Community Health Free Clinic in Cedar…

Despite unknowns, Iowa grocers increase stake in e-commerce

Corridor stores are moving fast to keep expanding their offerings –  adding new digital options…

Curbing the pandemic

With the possibility of a third COVID-19 vaccine being approved soon, health officials hope to…