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MidWestOne to host annual Rock the Chalk event Aug. 8

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc., parent company of MidWestOne Bank, will host the ninth annual Rock the Chalk event Aug. 8 in downtown Iowa City. The event will feature chalk art created by local artists, live music and hands-on activities. Artists…

CBJ Newsmakers: New Steindler clinic eyes 2025 completion

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

steindler clinic rendering

CBJ Newsmakers: State IEDA board awards $1.85 million grant for Collins Aerospace expansion

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids

CBJ Newsmakers: Westdale’s rebirth nearly complete

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Westdale Town Center

CBJ Newsmakers: Lindale Mall sold to New York firm

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Lindale Mall entrance

CBJ Newsmakers: Linn County extends renewable energy moratorium for three months

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Charlie Nichols Linn County Planning and Development

CBJ Newsmakers: Eastern Iowa Airport groundbreaking seen as investment in region’s economic future

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Eastern Iowa Airport groundbreaking

CBJ Newsmakers: The rise and fall of Moxie Solar

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Moxie Solar

Iowa’s Unemployment rate up 3.3 percent in November

The Iowa Workforce Development has released unemployment statistics for November, finding that Iowa’s seasonally adjusted…

Iowa WorkForce Development

University of Iowa partners with global program to support talented youth

The University of Iowa will welcome students cultivating solutions to global challenges in a new…

University of Iowa pentacrest

Relion insurance pledges $100,000 to North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign

Relion Insurance Solutions, a Johnson-County based insurance agency, pledged a $100,000 donation to North Liberty’s…

Pictured from left to right (all with Relion unless otherwise noted): Jon Goodvin, Dan Wegman, Matt Baker, Craig Schroeder, Kyle Austin, Nick Bergus (City), Mayor Hoffman (City), Jillian Miller (City), Ryan Heiar (City), Chad Kramer, Scott Enyart, Eric Upchurch and Rory Triplett.

Amish-inspired market coming to Washington

Good smells – and tastes – are coming Washington’s way. This spring, Washington residents will…

A rendering of Dutch Market, LLC.

Fork and Knife Feast returns for Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

The annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, taking place Feb. 14 through Feb. 25 in 2024,…

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

IBC announces its 2024 legislative priorities

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its 2024 legislative agenda. During the organization’s final…

Coralville’s CIELO opens second location in Iowa City

When Monica Berry opened her business’s first location at the Iowa River Landing in Coralville,…

Monica Berry sits on a couch at Cielo Goods.

J&P Cycles closes Anamosa retail store

National motorcycle retailer J&P Cycles announced its Anamosa location is closing, eight years after it…

J&P Cycles is closing its Anamosa location.