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Uptown Coffee Company to open second location at NewBo City Market

Uptown Coffee Company will expand to a second location in 2026 in Cedar Rapids, taking over the cafe space inside NewBo City Market from Roasters NewBo. Roasters NewBo, operated by Amanda Steines, who handles both sourcing and roasting of beans…

CBJ Newsmakers: Cedar Crossing Casino construction running month ahead of schedule

Officials from Peninsula Pacific Entertainment said that as of mid-November, construction was said to be…

Cedar Crossing exterior work

Allsop gift to name park, Busse westside library spaces

The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation announced a major gift from the Robert & Elizabeth…

Cedar Rapids westside library rendering 1

Loren Hartelt to lead Downtown Cedar Rapids commission

Loren Hartelt of CRST will become the new chair of the Downtown Cedar Rapids Self-Supported…

Loren Hartelt

Mercy Medical Center receives dementia-friendly designation

Mercy Medical Center has been designated as a Dementia Friendly Organization by Dementia Friendly Iowa,…

DeWulf dementia innovation center

Iowa City Highlander Hotel seeks bankruptcy protection

The Highlander Hotel in Iowa City is seeking Chapter 11 protection, according to court records…

The Highlander's outdoor courtyard and patio has life size chess boards, bags, ping pong and frisbee golf. CREDIT HIGHLANDER HOTEL

Duane Arnold Energy Center achieves restart milestone with generator rotor removal

The Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo has completed its first major equipment operation in…

The Duane Arnold Energy Center's generator rotor leaves Palo the morning of Friday, Dec. 19 by rail en route to Schenectady, New York, for refurbishment.

Coe College aviation students complete first solo flights

Three Coe College students completed solo training flights Dec. 9, marking the first solo flights…

Luke Hewitt, instructor with Coe College's aviation management and flight operations program, stands next to Addy LuGrain, the first of three aviation students in the program's history to complete a solo flight.

Abbe Hills Farm owner receives sustainable agriculture award

A Mount Vernon vegetable grower who established one of Iowa’s first community-supported agriculture programs will…

Laura Krouse, owner of Abbe Hills Farm in Mount Vernon.

Eastern Iowa Airport terminal modernization ‘essentially complete’

After more than a decade of design, development and construction work, the $121 million terminal…

Eastern Iowa Airport terminal modernization gate 12

The Downtown Dish: A toast to Iowa City’s history with Doug Alberhasky

In this episode of the Downtown Dish podcast, hosts Charlie Nusser and Anna Moyers Stone…

Doug Alberhasky, owner of Iowa City’s iconic John's Grocery. downtown dish

As talks continue, Iowa City Starbucks baristas hold the line

It’s been two weeks since Iowa City Starbucks baristas joined the national strike against the…

Starbucks baristas James Nordholm and Hayden Evans picket outside the Starbucks at 228 S. Clinton St. in Iowa City Dec. 17, 2025.

Midwest inflation eases to 3% in November, CSI analysis finds

Inflation in the Midwest declined to 3% year-over-year in November, down from 3.1% in September,…

Iowa employers focus on stability, investment heading into 2026, quarterly ABI survey shows

Two-thirds of Iowa employers report their businesses are growing as they enter 2026, according to…

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

Class-action lawsuit seeks to collect wages for airport restaurant workers

A Linn County woman representing workers at airport eateries throughout Iowa has filed a potential…

lawsuit, gavel, pexels

UnityPoint Health names chief medical officer for cardiovascular services

UnityPoint Health has appointed Peter George as chief medical officer for cardiovascular services, the health…

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ST. LUKE'S