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A rendering of Grand Rail Development's proposed structure.

Iowa City chooses developer for vacant downtown lot

Three months after hearing development proposals for 21 S. Linn St., Iowa City has made its choice. The city council is moving forward with Grand Rail Development’s proposal, which envisions a six-story, mixed-use building at the downtown lot. The council…

Nearly three in five Realtors say limited inventory kept clients from buying homes in 2021

Amid a persistent housing supply crunch, 57% of Realtors cited a lack of inventory as…

Home sales

Derecho recovery funding session for housing developers set for July 15

The City of Cedar Rapids, in conjunction with the Iowa Economic Development Authority, will host…

Outlets Williamsburg becomes new home to child care center

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held July 12 to announce Williamsburg Child Care Center (W4C’s)…

A classroom at the new child care center at Outlets Williamsburg.

Cedar Rapids to purchase office building for police annex

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday, July 12 to move…

Cedar Rapids police annex

Ribbon cutting and open house planned for new UnityPoint clinic in Marion

UnityPoint Clinic– Tower Terrace, 3731 Irish Drive, Marion, is hosting a public open house on…

UnityPoint Marion

Two Corridor centers launch national suicide prevention lifeline

CommUnity Crisis Services and Foundation2 are implementing a national suicide prevention lifeline starting July 16.…

Suicide prevention lifeline

Solar energy complaints on the rise, says Iowa Attorney General

Iowans looking to install solar panels are facing more trouble than ever before. From 2019…

Solar energy

University of Iowa study finds brain network linked to addiction

A study involving University of Iowa Health Care neuroscientists found a brain network associated with…

UI professor Dr. Aaron Boes studies the impact brain lesions has on addiction.

Alliant to plant first Iowa community solar ‘garden’ in Cedar Rapids

Expanding on its goal to attain net-zero carbon emissions from energy generation by 2050, Alliant…

Alliant Community Solar Garden site

Knutson Construction reshapes leadership team

Knutson Construction is overhauling its leadership team with Brendan Moore replacing John Curry as president…

Knutson Construction

Kirkwood, TrueNorth give workers better understanding of truck driving as a career

Kirkwood Community College has collaborated with TrueNorth, a Cedar Rapids-based insurance and financial company, on…

trucking

Standard & Poor’s assigns Mercy “A-” level credit rating

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has reaffirmed Mercy Medical Center’s “A-” credit rating, according…

Mercy Medical Center

Storey Kenworthy & Workspace accepting grant applications

The Storey Kenworthy & Workspace Foundation for Giving is accepting grant applications from qualified non-profit…

2022 Best of the Corridor

The CBJ is proud to unveil our 17th annual Best of the Corridor list, which…

CBJ Best of the Corridor

Wolf Carbon Solutions seeks public meetings for proposed liquid carbon dioxide pipeline

Wolf Carbon Solutions has requested a series of public informational meetings in five Iowa counties,…

Wolf Carbon pipeline route