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LP Street Food’s holiday pop-up events are wildly popular and reservations to dine among the lights and tinsel are encouraged. “How LPSF Stole Christmas” is the 2025 theme.

Holiday pop-ups bring seasonal cheer to the Corridor

Midwesterners are well-acquainted with the seasonal gloom that settles when the last autumn leaves fall and clouds cover the sky until spring. Several Corridor restaurants are combating the winter doldrums and bringing cheer with Christmas-themed pop-ups. In the midst of…

Retirement community, Chicago developer among North Liberty’s development requests

A retirement community and mixed-use development proposition are a few of the significant developments that…

An aerial view of Solomon's Landing.

Benchmark announces leadership transition

Benchmark, Inc., a nationwide leader in roof and pavement consulting services, has announced a leadership…

Ron Harriman, Vince Ellison

Iowa’s first mental health awareness mural unveiled in MedQuarter in Cedar Rapids

The first mental health awareness mural in the state of Iowa was unveiled May 15…

Mental health mural Van Holmgren Cedar Rapids

ChildServe expansion brings services under one roof

Specialty pediatric healthcare provider ChildServe – Iowa City is celebrating the expansion of their current…

ChildServe Iowa City

Iowa unemployment rate decreases to 2.8% in April

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in April, down from last month’s rate of…

Iowa unemployment rate

$30 million conservation bond proposed for Johnson County

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors, joined by the Johnson County Conservation Board, convened on…

Johnson County Board of Supervisors with the Johnson County Conservation Board are joined by new committee "Our Land. Our Water. Our Future.," co-chaired by THINK Iowa City president Josh Schamberger (left) and former Johnson County supervisor Pat Heiden (right) on Wednesday at Riverfront Crossings Park.

Involta rebrands as ark data centers

In response to the surging demand for edge data centers and cloud infrastructure amid the…

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North Liberty celebrates new city hall with ribbon cutting

The city of North Liberty celebrated the grand opening of its new city hall with…

North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman prepares to cut the ribbon during the grand opening ceremony of City Hall.

Cedar Rapids officials: Time to move ahead from Hy-Vee First Avenue store closure

Cedar Rapids officials have reiterated their strong and emotional reaction to Hy-Vee’s unexpected decision to…

Hy-Vee First Avenue Cedar Rapids

Rayser Holdings named National Employee Owned Company of the Year

Rayser Holdings in Cedar Rapids has announced it has been named the 2024 National Employee…

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Defense contractor selects Crystal Group to provide radar servers for Army

Crystal Group, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of rugged high-performance edge computing solutions, has secured…

Crystal Group military radar servers

Kirkwood to introduce new Cybersecurity and Compliance program this fall

Beginning fall 2024, Kirkwood Community College will be offering a new Cybersecurity and Compliance program.…

Kirkwood

2024 Iowa City HBA Parade of Homes dates announced

This year’s Iowa City Home Builders Association Parade of Homes kicks off June 8. Twenty-two…

The Greater Iowa City Home Builders Association logo

Former Mercy Medical Center president, CEO Tinker remembered as visionary

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids celebrated the life of former president and CEO A.…

A. James Tinker Mercy Medical Center

CBJ’s Best of the Corridor 2024: Vote for your favorite businesses today

The CBJ is proud to announce its annual Best of the Corridor survey, which allows…

Best of the Corridor