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A counter side view of the interior of Gnoll's Loot Table, a new independent bookstore in Riverside specializing in sci-fi and fantasy titles. CREDIT GNOLL'S LOOT TABLE

New independent sci-fi bookstore opens in Riverside

A new independent bookstore specializing in sci-fi and fantasy opened Aug. 30 in Riverside. Gnoll’s Loot Table, located at 51 E. First St., offers new and used genre sci-fi and fantasy book titles in the town of Riverside, known as…

Commission recommends denial of Cedar Rapids Country Club’s tennis proposal

The Cedar Rapids Planning Commission has voted to recommend denial of the Cedar Rapids Country…

Cedar Rapids Country Club tennis facility

Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Marlén Mendoza

Meet Tom’s New Best Friend: Marlén Mendoza, Founder & CEO of Mendoza Consulting. Tom and…

Tom Cilek

Czech Village restaurant Rodina announces upcoming closure

After nearly four and a half years in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village, Rodina restaurant has …

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Continuum Ag founder sees benefits of regenerative agriculture

Mitchell Hora, a seventh generation Washington County farmer and founder of Continuum AG, says the…

Mitchell Hora says regenerative agriculture have helped his farms. CREDIT MITCHELL HORA

ISA receives GAC Halal accreditation, ISO certification

Islamic Services of America (ISA) has received its formal Halal Product Certification accreditation for GSO…

SBA issued loans to four Corridor businesses in May

Three Linn County and one Johnson County businesses received a total of $409,600 from the…

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Reynolds announces $5M investment to boost food bank capacity

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) have announced a $5 million…

Kim Reynolds Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

Eastern Iowa Airport, American Airlines begin nonstop flight to D.C.

American Airlines and Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) celebrated the inaugural nonstop flight from CID to…

Monarch Research, health care providers launch One Child, One Tree program

Monarch Research, an organization dedicated to environmental conservation and restoration, is partnering with Mercy Medical…

Johnson County accepting youth development grant applications

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is accepting applications for juvenile justice and youth development…

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MEDCO president Nick Glew set to resign

Nick Glew, president of the Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) since 2014, has announced plans…

MEDCO annual luncheon 2023 Nick Glew

Work set to begin on African American Museum renovation

The transformational renovation and expansion project at the African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) formally…

African American Museum groundbreaking LaNisha Cassell

Greater CR Community Foundation approves nearly $4 million in grants

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation board of directors recently approved $3.79 million in grants…

Iowa Women’s Foundation hires new director of development

Tisha Ritter joined the Iowa Women’s Foundation as its director of development on May 30.…

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Crystal Group names Aaron Maue as new CEO

Crystal Group, Inc., a manufacturer of rugged high-performance computing solutions, has named Aaron Maue as…

Aaron Maue Crystal Group