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Kirkwood, IowaWORKS announce Cedar Rapids workforce services partnership

Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS have formed a new partnership to improve the availability and coordination of workforce programs in the Cedar Rapids area. As part of the new program, announced Thursday, April 9 and effective Aug. 1, a new…

ICAD, UI plan for ‘MERGE’ in downtown IC

By Chase Castle [email protected]   A prime location in downtown Iowa City could become home…

UI looks to pump up athletics, housing

Early plans call for upgraded facilities at Kinnick, new athlete-focused dormitory By Chase Castle [email protected]

Nature center aims for Living Building Challenge certification

By Angela Holmes [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS – Indian Creek Nature Center wants to set an…

Corridor professionals relieve stress on open road

By Angela Holmes [email protected] Managing one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa is stressful. So…

The Gazette Company sells KCRG to Gray Television

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   KCRG-TV9, the Cedar Rapids-based ABC affiliate that has been part…

Ainsworth’s Four Corners to close after 55 years

By Emery Styron [email protected] If you travel U.S. 218 in Washington County, you’ll still find…

Corvida Medical nears finish line

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] For Jared Garfield and John Slump, founders of Coralville-based Corvida Medical,…

Old town Coralville welcomes new tenants

By Chase Castle [email protected] Developers behind mixed-use buildings that opened in an historic part of…

ISE opens learning ‘garage’ for high schoolers

By Chase Castle [email protected]   A software developer in Coralville this month wrapped up a…

ISA kicks off 2015 cohort with focus on speed

By Adam Moore [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS—The 2015 cohort of the Iowa Startup Accelerator kicked off…

Bergan Paulsen, Networking Solutions now BerganKDV

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   Bergan Paulsen, the Waterloo-based CPA firm, and its technology consultancy,…

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Washington auto scene rolls with changes

By Emery Styron [email protected]   Competition for new vehicle sales in the southern end of…

Best of the Corridor: HACAP makes vets a priority

1 Time Best Nonprofit by Chase Castle [email protected]   The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program…

2015 Best of the Corridor

It’s that exciting time of the year again when we honor the best businesses in…

Midamar founder convicted of fraud

By Chase Castle [email protected] The founder of a Cedar Rapids-based meat supplier was found guilty…