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Anh Le, owner of Anh’s Bread Therapy and Tea House, prepares tea in December inside her shop in Czech Village. PHOTOS BY CINDY HADISH

Anh’s Bread Therapy blends Asian traditions with Czech pastries

Iowa is half a world away from Vietnam, but Czech Village feels like home to Anh Le. Ms. Le originally from Saigon, owns Anh’s Bread Therapy and Tea House, 77 16th Ave. SW, in the historic Cedar Rapids business district.…

IEC event explores clean energy, celebrates local leadership in Iowa

Clean energy professionals and advocates will gather Thursday, November 18, to celebrate Iowa’s clean energy…

Renewable energy

QCR Holdings announces acquisition of Guaranty Federal Bancshares

QCR Holdings, a multi-bank holding company that serves the Cedar Rapids and the Quad Cities,…

Linn County group standing up to industrial solar proposals

Sara Ritchie Alden of Center Point maintains her group, Iowa for Responsible Solar, isn’t opposed…

Solar panels

ITC Midwest awards $200,000 to ReLeaf Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids-based ITC Midwest has awarded $200,000 to ReLeaf Cedar Rapids to support tree replanting…

Subscription-based produce company to deliver in Cedar Rapids

Nebullam Farms is taking its environmentally-conscious, same-day delivery produce business from Ames to Cedar Rapids.…

Bickford Senior Living adds home care division

Bickford Senior Living has added a new home care division, offering non-medical, in-home care to…

Woman-owned boutique reopens in renovated original location

Revival, a woman-owned boutique in Iowa City, reopened Nov. 11 at its original retail location…

Cedar Rapids wedding venue, private park sold to new owners

Quint and Jennifer Howell, business owners of A Touch of Class Event Center and Private…

Alliant Energy donates $25,000 to Jane Boyd fundraising campaign

Jane Boyd Community House is nearly two-thirds of the way to reaching its fundraising goal…

Alro Steel plans new Cedar Rapids facility, 40 new jobs

A Michigan-based metals and plastics manufacturer is planning a $20 million office, warehouse and distribution…

Penn Street Place apartments coming to North Liberty

A four-story, 52-unit market rate apartment building is coming to North Liberty, Lion Development Group…

NAHB: Home prices starting to discourage a segment of home buyers

After growing steadily for six straight quarters, and peaking at 61% in the second quarter…

Mortgage rates fall, Freddie Mac report shows

Freddie Mac has released the results of its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing…

Iowa Department of Revenue announces changes to property tax rollback

The Iowa Department of Revenue has announced the fiscal year 2023 adjustments in percentage of…

Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust donates to seven nonprofits

Seven area nonprofit organizations will receive $600,000 each from the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable…