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Talent attraction director seeks funds from local cities for new efforts
The newly-hired talent attraction director for the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is reaching out to the cities participating in the two-year-old Collaborative Growth Initiative, seeking funding for a pair of new efforts to propel the initiative forward. Jodi Schafer,…
Construction begins on First and First West project
City officials and developers gathered Wednesday afternoon to formally break ground on the $100 million-plus…
Council tables consideration of Cedar Rapids Country Club expansion plan
A proposed expansion of the Cedar Rapids Country Club will have to wait – at…
The show must go on for these Johnson County arts organizations
Part 2 of a two-part series focusing on arts and theater organizations’ recovery from COVID-19,…
Groundbreaking set for First and First West project in Cedar Rapids
A groundbreaking ceremony is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, for the $81.5 million…
Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ development in Linn County set to begin soon
Development work on the long-planned and oft-discussed Dows Farm Urban Renewal Area in Linn County…
First public meeting set May 19 to review Duane Arnold Solar proposals
The first public meeting to review the Duane Arnold Solar utility-scale solar application has been…
Union official hopeful for resolution of strike against King’s Ready-Mix
An officer with Teamsters Local 238 says the union is open to continued negotiations with…
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…
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…
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…
Multi-use development planned in NewBo neighborhood, Cedar Rapids
A new commercial and residential building is planned for the NewBo neighborhood in southeast Cedar…
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…
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…
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…
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…
