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Cedar Rapids leaders reflect on 2020 derecho at five-year commemoration ceremony
The August 2020 derecho inflicted billions of dollars in damage across the Midwest, including a massive economic impact in Cedar Rapids – but local leaders, at a derecho commemoration ceremony Friday, focused on the extensive devastation to the city’s tree…
UI Health Care reaches halfway point on Emergency Department expansion
The University of Iowa Health Care Emergency Department, one of the busiest in the state,…
Cedar Rapids council approves $348 million bid for Water Pollution Control Facility project
Even as the Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously approved a $348 million bid this week…
Tata laying off 23 in Hiawatha, will close Hiawatha location
Tata Consultancy Services in Hiawatha is laying off 23 employees in Hiawatha as part of…
Horizons CEO Mike Barnhart to retire at end of November
Horizons chief executive officer (CEO) Mike Barnhart has announced his intention to retire, effective Nov.…
Schroeder named new Uptown Marion Main Street program director
The Marion Chamber of Commerce and Uptown Marion Main Street program have announced the hiring…
Iowa unemployment rate remains at 2.8% for fourth straight month
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in July, unchanged from June and .2% lower…
Construction set to begin soon on new Kingston Yard parking ramp
Construction of a new 463-space parking ramp in the Kingston Yard development in Cedar Rapids…
Historic Lighthouse Inn destroyed in fire
The Lighthouse Inn and Supper Club, Cedar Rapids’ oldest restaurant that has hosted several historical…
Kinseth announces AC Hotel by Marriott for Kingston Yard
Kinseth Hospitality announced Tuesday that they will be developing a new AC Hotel by Marriott…
Raygun breakdancing at Olympics brings windfall for Iowa’s Raygun
A viral breakdancing performance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris has proven to be…
Iowa’s youth labor law leaves small businesses and teen workers in hot water
An Iowa bill meant to expand employment opportunities has backfired on the businesses it aimed…
Big Grove pours life back into Iowa’s trees with new lager collab
Big Grove Brewery and Marion nonprofit Trees Forever have continued their partnership to launch a…
LocoCR set to provide locally-based food delivery option
Steve Shriver admits the idea for LocoCR, a new local food delivery service set to…
iHeartMedia announces debut of Sports Radio 95.7, ‘Home of the Hawkeyes’ in Cedar Rapids
iHeartMedia Cedar Rapids has announced the debut of the new Sports Radio 95.7 KXNO, effective…
North Liberty couple donate $100,000 to boost city’s Centennial Park development
Longtime residents and philanthropists Dave and Rita Roberts have donated $100,000 to North Liberty’s Centennial…
