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North Liberty City Council approves $20 million request for new development district
The North Liberty City Council approved a request for $20 million from the city to help fund a new development district between Highway 965/Ranshaw Way, West Cherry Street, and West Zeller Street. Dubbed the Urban Central District, Lion Development Group…
University of Iowa startups featured in Science Coalition report
A growing number of Iowa-based companies trace their roots to federally funded University of Iowa…

Beating the market: UI’s student-managed Henry Fund wins national kudos
Some of the nation’s savviest investors reside right here in the Corridor. In fact, they’re…

Johnson County reopening offices to public June 1
Johnson County offices and facilities will fully reopen to the public June 1, county officials…

Cedar Ridge launches commemorative Fourth of July bourbon label
Cedar Ridge will release a commemorative label on its No. 1 selling Iowa bourbon whiskey…

Parisi named NewBo City Market executive director
NewBo City Market has named Julie Parisi as the organization’s new executive director. She began…

Branstad discusses trade agreement with China
At the CBJ’s first China & Trade Symposium held May 26 at the DoubleTree by…

Area residents decry NextEra solar farm proposal near Palo
NextEra Energy’s proposed plan to build a large-scale solar farm at and around the now-shuttered…

UPDATED: UIHC reapplies for North Liberty facility
University of Iowa Health Care officials are again requesting permission to build a new $230…
Cargill, Frontline partner on cooking oil management system
Cargill has joined with Frontline International to develop the Kitchen Controller automated oil management system.…

State board to decide on redevelopment project funding in June
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board is expected to decide at its June 18 meeting…

CID to suspend Travel Well health screening
Travel Well, a health-screening program implemented in January for all outbound passengers at The Eastern…

Restaurant operators say they ‘can’t win for losing’
When the Centers for Disease Control opened the floodgates May 13 to vaccinated Americans getting…

Potential, challenges define Corridor commercial real estate market
The future looks bright for commercial real estate development in the Corridor as the effects…

Right Dose Pharmacy more than doubles its size in Cedar Rapids
After experiencing 1,250% growth in business in less than four years, Right Dose Pharmacy of…

IEDA board approves four Corridor-area project awards
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board on Friday approved awards for two established Corridor…
