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hotelVetro, 201 S. Linn St. Iowa City, pictured Feb. 10, 2026. The hotel closed in November after the building it was housed in reverted to the bank in a foreclosure suit. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Iowa City zoning amendments would allow conversion of former hotelVetro and Hotel Chauncey to residential uses

A pair of text amendments to Iowa City’s central business zoning code could pave the way for the conversion of two vacant downtown hotels into residential housing units. The first reading of the ordinance creating the two amendments was approved…

Marion Public Library is hosting a community shred event

The Marion Public Library is partnering with Advantage Archives to offer a community shred event…

Marion library exterior

Iowa City Area HBA names new president, board of directors

The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association announced its 2024 board of directors, with…

UI Venture School is accepting applications for spring cohort

The University of Iowa Venture School entrepreneurial training program is now accepting applications for its…

The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is honoring 13 individuals for their contribution toward innovation and entrepreneurship.

CBJ Newsmakers: Official downtown plans to be set in motion

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

Downtown Cedar Rapids

CBJ Newsmakers: Tower Terrace Road project path remains unclear

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

CBJ Newsmakers: Iowa City Marketplace sale imminent

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

Brookwood Capital Advisors is selling the Iowa City Marketplace in auction next month. CREDIT NOAH TONG

CBJ Newsmakers: Transamerica, Tata partnership ‘wasn’t working for either party’

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

Transamerica

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