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BODYARMOR secures naming rights for Coral Ridge ice rink
The Rink at Coral Ridge has been renamed the BODYARMOR Ice Rink under a new naming rights partnership between BODYARMOR Sports Drink and Oak View Group, the venue manager for Xtream Arena, GreenState Family Fieldhouse and the rink. The 10-year…
Hickory Hill Estates development approved by I.C. Planning and Zoning
The planned senior living development near Hickory Hill Park was unanimously approved by the Iowa…
UPDATE: Hart declines to request recount in Cedar Rapids mayoral race
UPDATE: Amara Andrews now leads incumbent Brad Hart by 40 votes for second place in…
Public meetings scheduled to review Coggon Solar LLC utility-scale solar application
Linn County announces that dates have been scheduled for the public meeting process for the…
2021 Women of Influence honored at Corridor Business Journal banquet
The Corridor Business Journal is proud to have honored 11 incredible women at the 17th…
Gov. Kim Reynolds announces initiatives to address child care shortage
In response to the growing child care crisis hitting the state, and with Iowa leading…
Iowa City area to launch community-based digital gift card
Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, announce the launch of…
UPDATE: Deere workers reject second contract proposal, Deere continues discussions with UAW
Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) were back on the picket lines this week after rejecting…
New initiative encourages local shopping this holiday season
This year the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is once again asking people to buy…
SBA approves nearly $31 million in Iowa loans in October
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 55 loans for $30,973,00 to Iowa businesses in October,…
Linn County voters approve casino referendum
Supporters of a Cedar Rapids casino will have another opportunity to develop a proposal for…
Paving for Progress vote passes, local-option sales tax renewed
Linn County’s local-option sales tax, commonly referred to as Paving for Progress and known for…
Census Bureau: U.S. homeownership rate at 65.4% for third quarter of 2021
The Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) reported the U.S. homeownership rate was flat at…
Mural honoring health care workers unveiled in downtown Cedar Rapids
A two-story-high mural featuring images of local health care workers was unveiled Monday in downtown…
Construction spending slumps nationwide in September
Total construction spending declined in September for the first time since February, as both residential…
Mortgage forbearance rate declines to 2.15%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey revealed that the total…
