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UI commits $15M in P3 funds to advance cancer care, renovations in FY 2026
The University of Iowa will invest up to $15 million in public-private partnership (P3) funding during fiscal year 2026 to support continued progress on its strategic plan, including faculty hiring and retention, facilities renovation and a new interdisciplinary project. University…
Farmers markets seeing changes, retirements
By Cindy Hadish Danielle Martin and Laura Strabala are hanging up their baking hats after…
CR fire station meets highest green standard
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS – The new Central Fire Station appears haunted by green,…
State regulators rebuff CR casino proposal
By Dave DeWitte The rejection of a casino license application for the Cedar Crossing Casino…
Rowver trike gives disabled bikers a chance to ride
By Dave DeWitte MOUNT VERNON – The Rowver Rowing Trike could become a new kind…
Mixed-use plan proposes new spaces in NewBo
By Katie Mills Giorgio CEDAR RAPIDS – The burgeoning New Bohemia neighborhood will continue to…
Proponents, opponents of CR casino make final push
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS – Despite an impressive campaign for a state casino license,…
Bike to Work Week is serious business
By Dave DeWitte CORRIDOR – It’s an earnest question about an annual observance that seems…
Panera Bread to build prototype in Coralville
By Dave DeWitte CORALVILLE – Panera Bread Co. is reviving plans for a bakery on…
New tech tools give insurers insight on risk
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS – Technology is improving the way United Fire Group insures…
Proposed baseball complex could bring top players
By Dave DeWitte MARION – The name of a proposed 17-field baseball complex planned here…
Modern Companies tripling space with move
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS –Modern Companies, the largest mechanical contractor in the Corridor, is…
Midwest Metal Products perseveres after 50 years
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS –Growing and sustaining a family business brings a different list…
Business teaches how to shop, cook healthier
By Deanna Howard NORTH LIBERTY –Wouldn’t it be great to have a health expert shop…
Retail recruiting paying dividends in CR
By Dave DeWitte CEDAR RAPIDS — When Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomerantz and city…
2014 Women of Influence class leads, inspires
By Angela Holmes CORRIDOR – In the past 10 years, the Corridor Business Journal’s Women…
