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Five Below to open soon at Westdale Town Center
Discount retailer Five Below is set to open a new location at Westdale Town Center in Cedar Rapids in early October. Frew Development Group, which owns and operates the center, said it turned over the retail space to Five Below…
Coral Ridge Mall’s Partner to Empower program helps entrepreneurs overcome barriers, build legacy
Partner to Empower, an entrepreneurial program offered through Coral Ridge Mall for underrepresented business owners,…
Fisher Group in Hiawatha closing
Fisher Group in Hiawatha is closing its doors, according to a notification posted to the…
ICCSD, Junior Achievement look to expand career readiness at Center for Innovation
The Iowa City Community School District is ramping up a project-based learning initiative to introduce…
Former AMC theater in Cedar Rapids set to become trampoline park
It seems the former AMC Classic Westdale 12 movie theater in southwest Cedar Rapids will…
Rogers to step down as Linn County supervisor, joins UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Foundation
District 2 Linn County Supervisor Ben Rogers has submitted his letter of resignation, which will…
University of Iowa Health Care union begins bargaining with Iowa Board of Regents
Members of the University of Iowa Health Care workers union demanded double-digit wage increases, set…
Federal funding cuts, restraining orders leave University of Iowa researchers in limbo
Research funding at the University of Iowa is in limbo as the shakeup in the…
Joann Fabric to shutter approximately 500 stores
Fabric and craft chain Joann Fabric announced Wednesday it plans to close approximately 500 locations…
COGS rejects Iowa Board of Regents’ pay raise offer at first bargaining meeting
University of Iowa graduate student worker union COGS will be headed to a closed bargaining…
Cedar Rapids, Alliant confirm QTS data center campus
The city of Cedar Rapids and Alliant Energy have officially confirmed QTS (Quality Technology Services)…
Iowa City native becomes youngest Right at Home franchisee
Zach Peterson wasn’t always on the path to entrepreneurship and in-home care. Going into college,…
Neumann to step down as Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance executive director
Doug Neumann has announced plans to step down as executive director of the Cedar Rapids…
Redevelopment projects set to transform former Transamerica site
UPDATED with new comments: After years of starts and stops, a pair of redevelopment projects…
Senator Ernst names Cedar Rapids-based BHFO as Small Business of the Week
U.S. Senator (R-Iowa) Joni Ernst has named Linn County-based BHFO as Small Business of the…
A new chapter for former Newport’s Flowers building
While the days of Newport’s Flowers in Cedar Rapids have ended, the florists’ onetime home…
