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hotelVetro, 201 S. Linn St. Iowa City, pictured Feb. 10, 2026. The hotel closed in November after the building it was housed in reverted to the bank in a foreclosure suit. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Iowa City hotel closures: What the data actually shows

At 15 stories high, The Chauncey building at 404 E. College St. in Iowa City easily towers over the downtown area. The building houses nonprofit cinema FilmScene, fix! Coffee and until recently, SpareMe Bowl & Arcade and Hotel Chauncey, the…

Active Endeavors moving to Iowa River Landing

A longtime downtown Iowa City business is pulling up stakes as its new owner hopes…

Small business owners reporting inflation as biggest problem

Inflation is the biggest hurdle many small business owners encounter in running their companies, according…

Amazon facility near Des Moines sells for more than $325 million

Avison Young’s Capital Markets Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant net-leased property totaling…

NAHB report: Nearly seven in 10 households can’t afford new median-priced home

Rising home prices and interest rates are taking a terrible toll on housing affordability, with…

Record 56 restaurants participating in Think Iowa City’s Restaurant Week

Following a year in which less than 20 restaurants participated in a  mostly take-out and…

Folience acquires Kansas-based TravAlum to boost capacity for Cimarron Trailers division

Folience, a Cedar Rapids-based ESOP-owned holding company, announced Tuesday that it has acquired the assets…

Donutland reopening Williams Boulevard store in late March or early April

Donutland will be reopening its former orange-roofed location in southwest Cedar Rapids soon, and more…

Richard O. Jacobson Foundation gifts $70 million to University of Iowa for patient care building

The Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has committed a $70 million gift to the University of…

United Fire shows strong earnings, EPS in latest financial report

United Fire Group on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.69 on…

UFG Insurance

NewBoCo program to cover all costs for up to eight students in new cybersecurity training

When DeltaV Code School announced plans for a brand-new cybersecurity class earlier this year, a…

UnityPoint Health names first chief diversity officer

UnityPoint Health has named Daniel Joiner its first chief diversity officer. In this role, the…

General Mills leads its industry in America’s Best Large Employers list

Forbes has named General Mills to its America’s Best Employers 2022 list, announced Feb. 11.…

Panelists address challenges, opportunities

Panelists at the Corridor Business Journal’s Economic Forecast Luncheon Jan. 26 offered perspectives on a…

Principal CEO: Workforce needs to return in-person

Any return to a “new normal” in the modern economy should include a return by…

Future of military GPS rising in Cedar Rapids

BAE Systems’ new facility under construction in southwest Cedar Rapids will be more than just…