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MakeMyMove campaign draws first participant to Cedar Rapids area – and more on the way

The Collaborative Growth Initiative, a workforce recruitment effort by the cities of Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha, just launched its MakeMyMove Greater Cedar Rapids campaign last month. Now, the campaign has brought its first new participant to the metro area,…

Iowa City Restaurant Week begins this Saturday

Think Iowa City is hosting a week-long culinary celebration, spotlighting the diverse food scene in…

Restaurant week

End of an era: Auction under way to sell Sykora Bakery equipment

It appears the Sykora Bakery legacy in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village has come to an…

Sykora Bakery building

Iowa manufacturing company optimizing energy efficiency in Qatar

Coralville-based Innovas Technologies will supply Helios Tube Cleaning System for the Lusail Marina expansion, a…

Innovas Technologies co-founders Chuck Dirks (left) and Mike Crocker show off the spongy balls used in their company’s Helios Automatic Tube Cleaning System to clean biofilm and other deposits blocking thermal energy transfer in heat exchanges. PHOTO DAVE DEWITTE

For fourth time, Cedar Rapids seeks redevelopment proposals for former Ambroz building

For the fourth time in the last seven years, Cedar Rapids officials are seeking redevelopment…

Ambroz redevelopment proposals

Economic Alliance announces three businesses leaders joining policy board

According to a news release, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announced three new…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

$3 million in grants to be awarded to Iowa farmers and producers

Applications for the Iowa Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program are open, according to a…

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Alliant Energy’s Cedar Rapids community solar garden begins generating energy

The Cedar Rapids Community Solar garden is now generating renewable energy for the more than…

Alliant Energy community solar garden

Popular Iowa City shop, White Rabbit, closes doors

Eclectic Iowa City retail store, White Rabbit, located at 112 S. Linn St., has closed…

Storefront of the White Rabbit, located at 112 S. Linn St. in Iowa City.

IntelliSee awarded AI weapons detection agreement with PEPPM

Coralville-based IntelliSee, an AI risk mitigation platform that improves the capability of existing surveillance cameras,…

IntelliSee logo

Nelson Media acquires Journal-Eureka, saves it from closing

The Anamosa Journal-Eureka, previously slated to discontinue publication after its Feb. 1 edition, has been…

Office building of the Journal-Eureka, located at 405 E. Main St. in Anamosa. local newspaper

Developers propose $576 million data center project in Cedar Rapids

A $576 million data center project in southwest Cedar Rapids, now in the preliminary stages…

Big Cedar Industrial Center

KT Pacer in Cedar Rapids is dominating livestock feed transportation

It’s often surprising to learn that a proven leader in a large-scale manufacturing segment has…

Welder Pamela Lewis works with KT Pacer's sub-assembly/small parts weldment team.

Leader’s library: 10 books recommended by local business leaders

At the end of 2023, the Corridor Business Journal asked 250 business and community leaders,…

Iowa City seeks historic landmark designation for Pagliai building

Two historic buildings on E. Bloomington St. in Iowa City are the targets for historic…

Washington employers find dedicated help in WCDC clients

Ethan Woodsmall stands tall at six-foot-something. His long, brown hair is pulled back into a…