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Cedar Rapids council advances rezoning to convert former Garfield school to apartments

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted Tuesday, Oct. 21 to advance a rezoning proposal that will allow a developer to convert the former Garfield Elementary School into 30 apartments. The project is being developed by Evolution LLC, an entity of…

Plan would convert former Higley Mansion to substance abuse treatment facility

A North Liberty developer is pursuing a plan to convert the former Higley Mansion in…

Higley Mansion treatment facility plan

Samantha Rogers: ‘A labor of love’

Samantha Rogers may not be an Iowa native, but the first time she saw the…

Samantha Rogers

Mayuri Farlinger: Inspiring others through passionate positivity

With more than 19 years of experience at Alliant Energy, it might seem that Mayuri…

Mayuri Farlinger

Planning Commission OKs preliminary plat for former Transamerica site

Even as the Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for the redevelopment…

Transamerica site proposal

Regus becomes first new tenant of former Transamerica office buildings

The former Transamerica office buildings in northeast Cedar Rapids have their first official new tenant…

Regus Cedar Rapids

Marion mayor: Central Plaza is ‘crowning jewel’ of recent improvement projects

The March 28 groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Plaza project in City Square Park represents…

Marion Central Plaza rendering

Officials: New 12th Avenue floodgate important, but flood protection efforts must continue

Even as federal, state and local leaders gathered March 28 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for…

12th Avenue floodgate ribbon cutting

New Bohemia businesses seek to minimize impact of street construction project

Construction is set to begin soon on an extensive street construction project in the heart…

16th Avenue SE New Bohemia construction area

Eastern Iowa Airport sets February passenger record

February 2024 was a record-setting month at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. Pam…

Eastern Iowa Airport passenger

Google revealed as company planning $576 million data center project in Cedar Rapids

Google has been identified as the company developing a monumental data center project in southwest…

Cedar Rapids Google data center location

Redevelopment plan emerging for former Transamerica site in Cedar Rapids

A redevelopment proposal is gradually emerging for the former Transamerica site at the intersection of…

Former Transamerica site

Dubuque Bank & Trust office in downtown Cedar Rapids closed

Just two years after opening, the Dubuque Bank & Trust branch in downtown Cedar Rapids…

Dubuque Bank & Trust building

Former Sinclair stores in Eastern Iowa reopening

A number of former Sinclair convenience store locations in Eastern Iowa operated by Brew Oil,…

Former Sinclair store Cedar Rapids

EntreFEST 2024 tickets now on sale

EntreFEST, a two-day conference celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurialism and innovation, returns to Cedar Rapids…

IEDA and IFA Director Debi Durham speaks on the Iowa Innovation podcast in front of a live crowd to begin EntreFEST 2023. CREDIT NEWBOCO

Caravel Autism Health, new autism therapy clinic, opens in Hiawatha

Caravel Autism Health is now open in Hiawatha, providing diagnosis and treatment of young children…

Caravel Autism Health logo