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Guaranty Bank redevelopment project gets $10 million-plus state tax credit

The redevelopment of the historic former Guaranty Bank in downtown Cedar Rapids has been awarded a $10 million-plus state tax credit. The tax credit, totaling $10,534,036, was announced Tuesday, Nov. 18 by the Iowa Economic Development Authority through the Historic…

Iowa City begins process for redeveloping former U.S. Bank site

Redevelopment plans for 21 S. Linn St. in Iowa City are progressing, now that results…

21 S. Linn St. CREDIT NOAH TONG.

Corridor Media Group wins six AABP editorial excellence awards

The Corridor Media Group, parent company of the Corridor Business Journal and the Quad Cities…

QCBJ Editor Jennifer DeWitt and CBJ Editor Alexandra Olsen display the Corridor Media Group's AABP 2024 Editorial Excellence Awards.

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids president named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s ‘CEOs to Know’ list

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids president Casey Greene has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s…

Casey Greene UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids

Site work finally under way on Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ project

After a series of procedural delays and setbacks, work on the Dows Farm “Agri-Community” project…

Rendering for Dows Farm

Coe College’s REU site secures $464k National Science Foundation grant for three-year renewal

Coe College’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site has secured a three-year renewal backed by…

Student scientist

New search engine launches for Iowa City area

After moving to Iowa City four years ago, Sam Johnson wanted a way to discover…

Matthew 25 volunteers prepare for annual Transform Week

More than 325 volunteers will come together to help their neighbors June 24-28 as Matthew…

Matthew 25 Transform Week

His Hands clinic nears 10,000 pairs of shoes in world-record collection effort

His Hands Free Clinic has received 9,725 pairs of shoes so far toward the clinic’s…

His Hands shoe drive collection

University of Iowa welcomes this year’s 24 Mandela Washington fellows

The University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center has partnered with the Iowa Institute for…

Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, SBA Iowa District Office form alliance

The Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce…

Dan Jansen, Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce chair, and Dawnelle Conley, SBA deputy district director, sign the strategic alliance memorandum on June 11 in Des Moines.

Iowa unemployment rate holds steady at 2.8% in May

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in May, unchanged from April and the same…

Unemployment rate

Insure Your Future targets next generation of risk management professionals

Approximately 75 Eastern Iowa college students gathered Tuesday at TrueNorth’s Cedar Rapids headquarters, 500 1st…

Leaders: Eastern Iowa Airport success depends on continuing usage

The post-COVID years have seen substantial success at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), with ever-increasing…

Marty Lenss State of Your Airport Eastern Iowa Airport

Meal POPs mobile app partners with Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

The restaurant cash voucher app Meal POPs has announced a partnership with the Freedom Festival…

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Field Day Brewing, Climbing Kites file lawsuit against Iowa over new THC limits

Two Iowa companies, including Field Day Brewing in North Liberty, have filed a lawsuit against…

Field Day Brewing's THC cannabis-infused sparkling beverage, Day Dreamer, makes its debut Feb. 23.