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DICK’S House of Sport opens in Cedar Rapids, featuring ‘experiential elements’

DICK’S House of Sport will celebrate a grand opening for its new House of Sport location at Lindale Mall next week, featuring athlete appearances from two former University of Iowa standouts and a slate of in-store events spanning three days.…

Cedar Rapids fire marshal orders Kiteville Minimalist Living Community to be vacated for multiple safety violations

The Cedar Rapids fire marshal’s office has ordered the Kiteville Minimalist Living Community at 525…

Kiteville Cedar Rapids

New developer takes the helm of Broad and Main project in Uptown Marion

The second phase of the Broad and Main project in Uptown Marion is moving ahead,…

Broad and Main on Sixth site

GALLERY: Bowling is just the beginning at BowlDogs in North Liberty

Bowldogs, the newest bowling alley in North Liberty, offers much more than an hourlong adventure…

BowlDogs 3

UI graduate workers’ union COGS to negotiate wages with Iowa Board of Regents this week

University of Iowa graduate student workers are headed to the bargaining table with the Iowa…

Members of UI's graduate student worker union COGS gather Wednesday outside the Pentacrest. Wages are not keeping step with inflation and are not sustainable, they say.

Better Together 2030 Excellence in Action Awards honors impactful Johnson County leaders

A Johnson County community and economic vision plan that sprang from the ashes of the…

The Better Together 2030 Excellence in Action Awards was held at the Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights Jan. 30.

Battery-powered passenger rail line in Johnson County on hold

A concept that would utilize the CRANDIC rail line for a battery-powered passenger rail between…

Pop-Up Metro uses existing low-density freight rail lines and battery-propelled passenger cars as an economic, sustainable option for public transit.

Coralville Council approves amendments to Gather Iowa development plan

A resolution approving amendments to the preliminary plat and PUD-A site plan for Gather Iowa,…

The "Gather Iowa" plan could re-envision Coralville's southeastern district. CREDIT RAEL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Cedar Rapids council approves development agreement for QTS data center project

The two large-scale data center projects slated for southwest Cedar Rapids are moving ahead, after…

QTS data center

Collins Aerospace awarded U.S. Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability design agent contract

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids has been awarded a follow-on contract, with a potential for…

Cooperative Engagement Capability Collins Aerospace

New ABI President Nicole Crain: Speaking up for business ‘ingrained in who I am’

Newly-minted ABI President Nicole Crain traces her passion for business advocacy to her teen years working at…

Nicole Crain. CREDIT ABI

UI graduate workers stage protest on campus, demand higher wages

Graduate student employees at the University of Iowa are demanding a raise, citing unlivable wages…

Members of UI's graduate student worker union COGS gather Wednesday outside the Pentacrest. Wages are not keeping step with inflation and are not sustainable, they say.

Alliant CEO: Cedar Rapids data centers will help enable five-year rate freeze

The advent of several large-scale industrial projects in Cedar Rapids, including two data center developments,…

Lisa Barton Alliant Energy

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Jesse Sauerbrei, Lincoln Winebar

Jesse Sauerbrei is the owner of Lincoln Winebar, the acclaimed wood-fired pizza and wine restaurant…

Jesse Sauerbrei Lincoln Winebar

Homemakers Furniture opening new location in Tiffin

Homemakers Furniture is planning to open its second location in Tiffin, according to a release…

Homemakers storefront

Panel Q&A: Local leaders offer perspectives at economic forecast event

A panel of local economic leaders offered their perspectives on a variety of issues at…

Panelists Brent Cobb, CEO of World Class Industries; May Farlinger, president of Interstate Power & Light Company and vice president of operations for Alliant Energy Corporation; Mike Gerdin, president and CEO of Heartland Express; Beth Goetz, director of athletics at the University of Iowa; and Jason Smith, CEO of TrueNorth Companies pictured at the CBJ's 2025 Economic Forecast Luncheon. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT