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NextEra taking more steps to restart Duane Arnold nuclear plant

NextEra Energy is taking more steps in its proposal to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear power plant near Palo. In an Aug. 7 filing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NextEra – which acquired a majority interest in…

Dinner on the Bridge presenting sponsors announced for September event

The District: Czech Village & New Bohemia has announced Anderson-Bogert and the Greater Cedar Rapids…

Dinner on the Bridge

Downtown Iowa City fair trade retailer rebrands, expands mission

Downtown Iowa City’s Ten Thousand Villages will rebrand as Mosaic Iowa City, marking what owner…

Liz Preciado, owner, and Deb Manning, assistant director, of Mosaic Iowa City. Ten Thousand Villages

Zeam focuses on ‘life in real time’ streaming

In a way, Jack Perry’s launch of Zeam has been a natural progression of the…

Zeam encoding studio

University of Iowa Health Care to purchase Cedar Rapids medical office

The Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday approved the University of Iowa’s $4.2 million purchase of…

University of Iowa Health Care clinic at 411 10th St. SE in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Sip at Midtown Reserve wine bar opens in Cedar Rapids

Sip at Midtown Reserve has now opened, adding a new wine-focused venue next to the…

Sip at Midtown Reserve

The Woodlands at Meth-Wick earns deficiency-free survey for second year

The Woodlands, the skilled nursing facility at Meth-Wick Community, has received a deficiency-free survey from…

The Woodlands Skilled Nursing Facility, part of the Meth-Wick Community

Kirkwood and IowaWORKS to open joint location this week

Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS will open a joint location this Friday, Aug. 1, on…

Kirkwood IowaWORKS partnership building

Real Success: Mike and Nate Dunn with F&M Bank

Mike and Nate Dunn are the father and son duo leading F&M Bank, the local…

Nate Dunn and Mike Dunn with F&M Bank

MidWestOne to host annual Rock the Chalk event Aug. 8

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc., parent company of MidWestOne Bank, will host the ninth annual Rock…

Sidewalk chalk

FedEx to close Dubuque facility, cut staff in Cedar Rapids as part of network overhaul

FedEx will close one facility in Dubuque and reduce staffing at a Cedar Rapids operation…

FedEx delivery van

QTS data center groundbreaking canceled in wake of deadly New York shooting

The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for this morning at the QTS data center site in southwest…

QTS data center

Fieldhouse Bar in Iowa City moving to new downtown location

Fieldhouse Bar, a longtime staple in Iowa City’s nightlife scene, is relocating to a new…

The new location for Fieldhouse Bar at 138 S. Clinton St. The space, currently under construction, formerly housed Active Endeavors.

CBJ names the Corridor’s Fastest Growing Companies

The Corridor Business Journal has unveiled its list of the 2025 Fastest Growing Companies, ranked…

The Corridor Business Journal has unveiled its list of the 2025 Fastest Growing Companies, ranked by revenue growth from 2022 to 2024. Honorees were recognized on July 23 at a ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville. The event was sponsored by Honkamp P.C., Slingshot25.

Cedar Rapids bar Hazzard County bringing country vibes – and line dancing – to Iowa City

A popular Cedar Rapids watering hole is expanding to Iowa City, with plans to open…

Hazzard County Iowa City is located at 118 S. Dubuque St. on the Ped Mall. The bar occupies the former site of Fieldhouse Bar and opens Aug. 6.

Proposed Alliant power plant near airport raises concerns

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission is expressing safety and proximity concerns about an Alliant Energy…

Alliant power plant proposed location