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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…

The Science Coalition

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…

Johnson County administration

Cedar Ridge launches commemorative Fourth of July bourbon label

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

Cedar Ridge July 4 bourbon

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…

Solar panels

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.…

Cargill oil management

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…

Guaranty Bank building

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…

CID Superpark

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…