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Airport commissioner: ‘We feel blindsided’ by Alliant power plant proposal
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission and Alliant Energy representatives shared starkly different perspectives Tuesday morning at a meeting to discuss Alliant’s proposal to site a new natural gas-fired power plant just a few miles west of the Eastern Iowa Airport.…
Corridor commerce groups set sights on Cuba
By Chase Castle [email protected] Following recent efforts by President Barack Obama to loosen trade and…
Honoring 2016’s Financial Executives of the Year
Seven of the Corridor’s leading CFOs were named Financial Executives of the Year. From left…
Corridor companies continue to adapt to ICD-10
Despite concerns about its implementation, the crossover to a more complex medical coding system six…
MERGE gets $1.5 million for prototyping studio
By Chase Castle [email protected] The co-working space and educational tech center known as MERGE in…
POGO brand gives Eco Lips a bounce
Eco Lips CEO Steve Shriver shows off the new POGO line in front of the…
SCOTUS rules in favor of CRST on fees
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] A dispute over $4.7 million in legal fees between CRST International…
Kirkwood looks back at 50
Kirkwood President Mick Starcevich discusses the community college’s nearly $1 billion economic impact in the…
Moxie Solar named 2016’s Fastest Growing Company
Moxie Solar Owner and President Jason Hall speaks to attendees of the CBJ’s Fastest Growing…
Corridor businesses still processing EMV tech
Customer Scott Fiddelke uses his smartphone to make a purchase at Walgreens in North Liberty.…
CR seeks balance in food truck regs
The Grateful Crepe parked in downtown Cedar Rapids on a recent afternoon. Some restaurant operators…
CRCC golf course completes Ross-toration
Cedar Rapids Country Club Head Golf Pro Dustin Toner stands just beyond the fully restored…
Wellmark, UI Health Alliance partner on new health insurer
By Angela Holmes [email protected] Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health insurer, and…
Daydreams Comics turns page on 30 years
Customer Alexis Smith thumbs through back issues at Daydreams Comics on May 2. By…
‘GO Cedar Rapids’ new name for CR tourism efforts
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The Cedar Rapids Convention & Visitors Bureau has dropped its former…
IWLC keynote puts focus on engaging men
IWLC luncheon keynote speaker Jeffrey Tobias Halter discusses the ratio of men to women in…
