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UPDATED: Cedar Rapids Prep to open second location at former GoDaddy site
A second location for Cedar Rapids Prep, a local charter school, is being planned for the former GoDaddy building in Hiawatha. The Hiawatha City Council voted unanimously to approve a rezoning request for the new school at its meeting Wednesday…
Federal agency grants waiver to propel potential Duane Arnold restart
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a waiver request from NextEra Duane Arnold…
New Eastern Iowa Health Care pharmacy grand opening represents latest expansion of its mission
The grand opening of the Eastern Iowa Health Center’s new pharmacy is about more than…
Linn supervisors approve first reading of nuclear energy zoning amendment
Linn County supervisors voted unanimously Monday to approve the first reading of a new county…
Hiawatha leaders celebrate city’s past, future at State of the City event
Most towns like to claim they’re experiencing dramatic growth, but Hiawatha Mayor Steve Dodson found…
Council member Todd at LightLine groundbreaking: Project will restore ‘circle of life’
Cedar Rapids City Council member Dale Todd borrowed a trope from a classic Disney movie…
Renewable energy is big in Iowa, but can growth continue?
In the past decade, renewable energy production has surged across the United States, a trend…
WITH GALLERY: Cedar Rapids leaders dedicate latest flood protection project near Czech Village
Flood protection for the west side of Cedar Rapids has taken a significant step forward,…
Cedar Rapids leaders reflect on 2020 derecho at five-year commemoration ceremony
The August 2020 derecho inflicted billions of dollars in damage across the Midwest, including a…
Ingredion hosts groundbreaking ceremony for $50 million Cedar Rapids expansion
Ingredion leaders and government officials took an opportunity Wednesday, at a groundbreaking ceremony in Cedar…
Airport commissioner: ‘We feel blindsided’ by Alliant power plant proposal
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission and Alliant Energy representatives shared starkly different perspectives Tuesday morning…
Airport commission sets special meeting Tuesday to discuss Alliant power plant proposal
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission will hold a special meeting Tuesday morning to discuss Alliant…
Zeam focuses on ‘life in real time’ streaming
In a way, Jack Perry’s launch of Zeam has been a natural progression of the…
QTS data center groundbreaking canceled in wake of deadly New York shooting
The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for this morning at the QTS data center site in southwest…
Proposed Alliant power plant near airport raises concerns
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission is expressing safety and proximity concerns about an Alliant Energy…
North Liberty’s Copper Boar named CBJ’s Fastest Growing Company
There’s no requirement that partners in a locally-owned restaurant have a longstanding personal friendship that…
