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Jennifer Sherer (right), director of the State Worker Power Initiative with the Economic Policy Institute, speaks during the Johnson County manufactured home park press conference June 18.

Iowa City manufactured home residents call for rent moratorium, access to clean, safe water

Johnson County manufactured home park residents are calling for a two-year moratorium on rent hikes, access to clean water and regular maintenance to residential grounds. At a press conference Wednesday, the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition, Iowa Manufactured Home Residents…

In the driver’s seat: TrueNorth transportation employees become truck drivers for a day

By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Sitting behind the steering wheel of a big rig…

New Coralville business mixes art and wine

By Pat Shaver CORALVILLE—Dori Bishara and Matthew Ribakow came to the Corridor in March with…

Geonetric introduces internal start-up company Blaze

By Angela Holmes CEDAR RAPIDS – Since the Kansas City-based forum started earlier this year…

Bracing for Obamacare

By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS – Typically in the Corridor, when people talk about looking…

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art spotlights decorative arts

By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Works of art go beyond exquisite paintings and sensual…

Hawaiian burger joint to open Aug. 18 in Iowa City

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—A new downtown restaurant is among the first of its kind…

Abbe Center to close Sept. 30

By Molly Altorfer CEDAR RAPIDS — Starting Oct. 1, about 75 adults with mental illness…

Johnson County I-Club inaugural members remain active

By Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – The Johnson County I-Club is in its 41st year…

Cycling studio to open in Iowa City next month

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—As a new mother, Carrie Van Orden wanted to get back…

ClusterFlunk re-launches, throws a party

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—The owners of a local startup company have had a busy…

Iowa River Landing taking shape

By Pat Shaver CORALVILLE—In a few years, it will be a flourishing district with retailers,…

FilmScene launches funding campaign

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—It’s all or nothing. FilmScene, a non-profit cinema group opening a…

Healthy commute: Bicycling to work

By Angela Holmes CEDAR FALLS – Although Paul Krukow, a network engineer at Cedar Falls…

VIDA Diagnostics takes guesswork out of lung treatment

By Pat Shaver CORALVILLE—Lung disease is the only major class of diseases still on the…

Checking out the new CR library

Story and photos by Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Critics who see libraries as obsolete book…