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IOWA 500: Meet Angela Walker Franklin, president of Des Moines University
This profile was originally published in the Corridor Media Group’s inaugural IOWA 500 magazine, which features 500 profiles and listings for an exclusive look at the movers and shakers shaping the economic heartbeat of Iowa. The list includes leaders representing 14…
Kirkwood continuing ed praised as ‘model program’
Iowa fire departments sent hundreds of volunteer firefighters last week to fire school training, hosted…

Cedar Rapids officials: Flood preparations complete
Volunteers stack sandbags outside the Geonetric building on Sept. 23 in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo district. …

Could a smaller CR casino squeeze in the door?
A rendering shows the proposed design of the Wild Rose Cedar Rapids, with a skywalk…

Iowa City narrows affordable housing focus
Members of the Iowa City Council and staff offer feedback on several affordable housing initiatives…

iConnect looks to triple its ranks
The Connectivity platform in operation, taken from a video on the company’s website. By…

Tour spotlights urban living in NewBo/Czech Village
By Angela Holmes When Cedar Rapids native Beth DeBoom saw a demolition notice on the…

Cedar Rapids’ retail sector heating up
Van Miller, a broker associate with GLD Commercial talks about developments in Cedar Rapids during…

Still room to run for commercial real estate market
Investment trends in the U.S. commercial real estate market remain positive, Aegon Asset Management Co-Head…

Linn County minimum wage: Is it settled?
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Linn County will become the second county in Iowa to boost…

Turner Alley Brewing in CR to be sold
Brewer Travis Scheidecker (left) and owner Bill Patterson stand next to a portable tap stand…

Q&A: Karl Cassell
Karl Cassell President and CEO, Horizons, A Family Service Alliance By Adam Moore [email protected] Cedar…

Creative fundraisers connect nonprofits with community
A team pulls a Boeing 757 during the “Pulling for Honor” event, held Aug. 6…

Diamond V to build third plant in Cedar Rapids
Diamond V’s South Plant in Cedar Rapids, opened in 2009. PHOTO/DIAMOND V By Dave…

Alliant expects $1B wind investment to keep costs low
The Whispering Willow Wind Farm in Franklin County, shown in an undated photo. CREDIT/ALLIANT ENERGY…

Corridor vet applies service skills to fledgling career
Financial planner Anthony Reynolds surveys the view from the balcony of TrueNorth’s headquarters in downtown…
