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Regional housing markets show strong price growth in 2025

 Home prices in the regional market continue to outpace national trends, with some local metropolitan areas seeing annual appreciation rates more than triple the U.S. average, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report. The 2025 fourth-quarter Housing…

CBJ Newsmakers: New Steindler clinic eyes 2025 completion

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

steindler clinic rendering

CBJ Newsmakers: State IEDA board awards $1.85 million grant for Collins Aerospace expansion

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids

CBJ Newsmakers: Westdale’s rebirth nearly complete

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Westdale Town Center

CBJ Newsmakers: Lindale Mall sold to New York firm

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Lindale Mall entrance

CBJ Newsmakers: Linn County extends renewable energy moratorium for three months

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Charlie Nichols Linn County Planning and Development

CBJ Newsmakers: Eastern Iowa Airport groundbreaking seen as investment in region’s economic future

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Eastern Iowa Airport groundbreaking

CBJ Newsmakers: The rise and fall of Moxie Solar

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Moxie Solar

University of Iowa partners with global program to support talented youth

The University of Iowa will welcome students cultivating solutions to global challenges in a new…

University of Iowa pentacrest

Relion insurance pledges $100,000 to North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign

Relion Insurance Solutions, a Johnson-County based insurance agency, pledged a $100,000 donation to North Liberty’s…

Pictured from left to right (all with Relion unless otherwise noted): Jon Goodvin, Dan Wegman, Matt Baker, Craig Schroeder, Kyle Austin, Nick Bergus (City), Mayor Hoffman (City), Jillian Miller (City), Ryan Heiar (City), Chad Kramer, Scott Enyart, Eric Upchurch and Rory Triplett.

Amish-inspired market coming to Washington

Good smells – and tastes – are coming Washington’s way. This spring, Washington residents will…

A rendering of Dutch Market, LLC.

Fork and Knife Feast returns for Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

The annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, taking place Feb. 14 through Feb. 25 in 2024,…

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

Coralville’s CIELO opens second location in Iowa City

When Monica Berry opened her business’s first location at the Iowa River Landing in Coralville,…

Monica Berry sits on a couch at Cielo Goods.

J&P Cycles closes Anamosa retail store

National motorcycle retailer J&P Cycles announced its Anamosa location is closing, eight years after it…

J&P Cycles is closing its Anamosa location.

Coralville Mellow Mushroom to close

The Mellow Mushroom, a quirky, psychedelic pizzeria in Coral Ridge Mall, confirmed it will be…

The Mellow Mushroom, located at at 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue, Coralville.

Three Iowa City booksellers awarded James Patterson holiday bonus

Three Iowa City booksellers are the recipients of a $500 holiday bonus from prolific author…

Suzanne Gleeson of Prairie Lights Books poses with some of author James Patterson's books. Ms. Gleeson was one of six Iowan recipients of Mr. Patterson's Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program.