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Amana brewery, Cedar Rapids vegetable farm recipients of Choose Iowa value-added grants
Several Corridor businesses are recipients of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Choose Iowa value-added grants. On April 22, IDALS awarded 33 grants – a total of $463,000 – to Iowa farmers and small businesses spanning 28 counties.…
Affording Health: Promising solutions, but poor results
This five-part, subscribers-only series is exploring the crisis of health care affordability as it relates…
Reynolds seeking USDA disaster designation
The USDA has estimated that 3.57 million acres of corn and 2.5 million acres of…

McGregors to close Coralville store after 33 years
McGregors’ Coralville location, which is set to close after 33 years. CREDIT MCGREGORS By CBJ…

Trump pledges federal help as power returns to CR
The heavily damaged MAC health club in southwest Cedar Rapids, shown on the morning of…

Coe, UnityPoint Health partnering to test for COVID-19
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Coe College and UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids are partnering…
UI athletic department expects to lose $100M in revenue
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The University of Iowa’s athletic department is anticipating lost revenue…
CR nonprofits announce disaster relief funds
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and the United Way…
CR nonprofits announce disaster relief funds
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and the United Way…
Old Dominion Freight Line opens CR service center
Old Dominion Freight Line today announced the opening of a new facility in Cedar Rapids.…

Governor requests nearly $4B in federal disaster aid
Gov. Kim Reynolds is requesting almost $4 billion in federal disaster assistance to deal with…

Weekend opening set for new Target store in downtown IC
Inside a small-format Target store near the campus of the University of California Berkeley. CREDIT TARGET By CBJ…

Derecho brings school delay, larger disaster declaration
Crews worked to restore power to thousands of Iowans following Monday’s derecho. CREDIT KCRG By…

Time to vote for the Corridor’s Most Influential
TrueNorth’s Duane Smith was voted 2019’s Most Influential Person in the Corridor. It’s time to vote…

Heartland named Carrier of the Year by FedEx Express
A Heartland Express truck. FILE PHOTO By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Heartland Express has once…

ACT delays online test launch as headwinds mount
Months of COVID-19 related test date cancellations have frustrated students and parents as time ticks…
