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Toyota Financial cuts 322 jobs in Cedar Rapids as part of office closure plan
Toyota Financial Services will be eliminating 322 positions at the company’s Cedar Rapids customer service center, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act...
Teamsters members say wage dispute at heart of strike against King’s Ready-Mix
Citing a wage dispute, members of Teamsters Local 238 are in the second day of a strike against King’s Ready-Mix and its plant in...
Rogers: Linn County persevered through challenges, but many more lie ahead
Linn County has persevered admirably through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the August 2020 derecho, but issues ranging from mental health and...
Multi-use development planned in NewBo neighborhood, Cedar Rapids
A new commercial and residential building is planned for the NewBo neighborhood in southeast Cedar Rapids.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Cedar Rapids City Council...
Kraft Heinz reports mixed financials for first quarter, but exceeds analysts’ projections
Kraft Heinz reported mixed financial results Wednesday for the first quarter of 2022, with an increase in new income offset by drops in net...
Project would bring 200 housing units to Westdale site in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials are supporting a local developer’s application for state tax credits for a 200-unit housing development at the former Westdale Mall site...
Tennis, pickleball center coming to former Westfield site in Cedar Rapids
The former Westfield Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids is set to be reborn as a tennis and pickleball facility under new ownership.
The Cedar Rapids...
ADM’s profits, earnings, revenue up sharply in first quarter
ADM reported dramatic increases Tuesday in most financial categories for the first quarter of the company’s 2022 fiscal year, significantly exceeding analysts’ estimates in...
Linn County, Iowa theater organizations and performing arts venues strive to thrive in the...
A two-part series focusing on arts and theater organizations’ recovery from COVID-19. Part 1: Linn County organizations. Part 2: Organizations in Johnson County and...