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Marion Welcome Center unveils remodel with local student collaboration
The Marion Welcome Center, located inside the Marion Chamber of Commerce and Uptown Marion offices at 1070 Seventh Ave., has recently undergone a significant remodel to better serve both residents and visitors. The Marion Chamber celebrated the redesign with a…
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Kale Salad
For a kale salad to be successful, use the most tender kale you can find…

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…
