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Big Grove Brewing to host Neighborhood Block Party weekend, boost community grants

Big Grove Brewing will host its annual Neighborhood Block Party weekend Aug. 15-17 at all Iowa locations, raising funds to support the communities where it operates. The three-day event will highlight and support community projects, with the brewery doubling its…

General Mills awarded tax credits for CR plant upgrades

The General Mills production facility in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9 By CBJ News Staff [email protected]

Expanding entrepreneurship: Empower by GoDaddy going Corridor-wide

Jermaine Wilson prepares to hit the streets for his Jay’s Water Ice business in Cedar…

Floral entrepreneur takes big risk on pandemic pivot

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Entrepreneur Allison Krivachek spent three years building her Tiffin-based floral operation…

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…

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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…