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Theatre Cedar Rapids launches public phase of $9.5 million capital campaign

Theatre Cedar Rapids has launched the public phase of a $9.5 million capital campaign, seeking to raise the final $1.8 million by Dec. 31 to fund renovations at its historic downtown Iowa Theatre building in downtown Cedar Rapids. The campaign,…

Three Corridor hospitals recognized as ‘Best Hospitals for Maternity Care’ in national ranking

Three Corridor hospitals have earned recognition as high-performing maternity care centers in U.S. News &…

UI Health Care labor and delivery patient with nurse-midwife Amber Goodrich March 2022.

10 for 10 in 2025: Eastern Iowa Airport sets tenth straight monthly passenger record in October

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) recorded 146,643 passengers in October, marking the tenth consecutive month…

Eastern Iowa Airport Cedar Rapids sculpture

Iowa WARN post: 30 of CRST’s job cuts will be in Cedar Rapids

About 30 of the 300-plus job cuts announced by Cedar Rapids-based CRST will impact drivers…

CRST Cedar Rapids headquarters

VenuWorks names Robert Thomas executive director for Cedar Rapids venues

VenuWorks has appointed Robert Thomas as executive director overseeing its Cedar Rapids facilities, the company…

Robert Thomas VenuWorks

CRST to ‘redeploy’ portion of OTR fleet, cut more than 300 employees

Cedar Rapids-based CRST announced this week it planned to “redeploy” a portion of its Over…

CRST truck

Cedar Rapids Planning Commission declines to recommend rezoning request for proposed McDonald’s along Mount Vernon Road

After hearing concerns from several neighborhood residents about noise, traffic and other issues, the Cedar…

Proposed McDonald's site plan

New rowhome development eyed for Tiffin

A new rowhome development is being eyed for a five-acre lot at the corner of…

A preliminary rendering of the Grove Park development.

Event center proposed for Tiffin’s Park Place development

A proposed event center for the city of Tiffin passed its first hurdle on Tuesday,…

A rendering of the event center proposed for the city of Tiffin.

IPERS is ‘secure and guaranteed for life,’ CEO says in Cedar Rapids stop

Despite proposals floated this summer to dramatically revamp the funding structure of the Iowa Public…

Greg Samorajski IPERS CEO

Iowa Finance Authority awards housing tax credits for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City projects

The Iowa Finance Authority awarded more than $11 million in federal housing tax credits Tuesday…

The Atheneum Cedar Rapids

Amana Society names Jason Brancel as new CEO

Amana Society Inc. has appointed Jason Brancel as chief executive officer (CEO), the organization announced…

Jason Brancel Amana Society

Scope of QTS data project in Cedar Rapids continuing to grow

The estimated economic scope of the Quality Technology Services (QTS) data center project in southwest…

QTS data center campus Cedar Rapids Iowa

Iowa journalism leader says new Gazette ownership is ‘really good win’ for newspaper, readers

Fears and concerns abound as The Gazette begins its new ownership era today, but one…

The Gazette downtown Cedar Rapids

TrueNorth Companies named 2025 ‘Coolest of the Cool’ workplace

For TrueNorth Companies, the phrase “the spirit of small, the power of scale” isn’t just…

TrueNorth Companies Chief Executive Officer Jason Smith speaks at the CBJ’s Coolest Places to Work event, Nov. 19, 2025. CREDIT ALEXANDRA OLSEN

ACT campus, Iowa River Power redevelopment projects receive $2 million in state tax credits

Two major redevelopment projects in Johnson County received a combined $2 million in state tax…

The Iowa River Power building, 501 First Ave. in Coralville, pictured Oct. 30. The building was bough last month by Old Gold, LLC, a company with an Illinois address. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW