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Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Caleb Knutson, Downtown Cedar Rapids

Caleb Knutson is the new executive director of Downtown Cedar Rapids, a role he began late last year following a decade of industry experience. Caleb joins me to discuss the ways that downtown Cedar Rapids is unique, how he approaches…

Major gift sets stage for HallMar Village groundbreaking

A major donation toward independent living apartments is on the books just as HallMar Village…

Waste not, want not 

It powers all seven villages in the Amana Colonies, provides high quality fertilizer to farms…

Coralville Marriott to rebrand under new management

The Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in the heart of the city’s Iowa River…

More work, fewer hands

It’s no secret that employers have struggled with workforce issues over the past year –…

Goodwill oil plant provides opportunity 

Did you know that Coralville packages vegetable oil that supports the United Nations World Food…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Robin L. Therme

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

EntreFEST – it will be out of this world

For New Bohemia Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) Chief Operating Officer Jill Wilkins, the “magic” of EntreFEST…

New UI claims in Iowa hold steady, as overall rates rise

New unemployment claims in Iowa fell to 3,859 in the week ending May 29. That’s…

Czech Village-New Bohemia Main Street receives national accreditation

Czech Village-New Bohemia Main Street has been designated as an accredited Main Street program for…

More opinions voiced about industrial solar projects at Central City forum

Area residents had another chance to voice their opinions on Linn County’s permitting process for…

Solar energy

Diversity Market planned in Iowa City’s South District

A Diversity Market will pop up outside the Kingdom Center at 611 Southgate Ave., Iowa…

Barrel House to open new location in downtown CR

Undeterred by the pandemic and just weeks after announcing it would open a location at…

Property insurers adapt rapidly to strong market forces

Pandemic and recession and storms. Oh, my. The trifecta of troubles has been all too…

Business decisions

Marion city manager resigning, moving to Washington state

Longtime Marion city manager Lon Pluckhahn has submitted his resignation to the Marion City Council…

Lon Pluckhahn

Not only surviving but THRIVING

New businesses are bringing new energy to the Cedar Rapids Main Street District, as many…