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Iowa City Downtown District names May Legacy Business Month

Iowa City Downtown District names May Legacy Business Month

The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has designated May as Legacy Business Month for Downtown Iowa City. Coinciding with National Small Business Month, this new campaign is aimed at celebrating, highlighting, and honoring the significant contributions of the community’s longest-running businesses…

Gerdin discusses business lessons, insights

by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY -It takes will, not brains, to be successful in business.…

City fleet services helps peers at Alliant Energy

 by Tim Kenyon CEDAR RAPIDS – It seems more often than not that the public…

Cedar Ridge Winery adds green technology

by Gigi Wood SWISHER – The vines are about ready. Workers are pruning and preparing…

City enters new post-Prosser era

  by Tim Kenyon CEDAR RAPIDS – Rockwell Collins Chairman CEO and President Clay Jones holds…

ReStore plans for expansion, bidding process begins

by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – Soon, a whole host of recycling options will be…

A tale of two counties

by Gigi Wood and Tim Kenyon CORRIDOR – The results of the Iowa legislative session…

Interesting developments

by Gigi Wood IOWA CITY – This is no aging dinosaur. There’s nothing outdated about…

Baker’s business offers Wright Touch

by Bekah Porter MARION – Debbie Wright had her future right where she wanted it.…

Overdue recognition

by John Kenyon CORRIDOR – With dozens of Corridor women recognized as Women of Influence…

Kava House offers private party room, adds to menu

by Gigi Wood SWISHER – Swisher’s lone restaurant is expanding after less than two years…

Integrated DNA expands globally

by Gigi Wood CORALVILLE – They’re building upward, outward and overseas. The little company that…

EPRC restructures board membership

by Tim Kenyon LINN COUNTY – A major makeover took place recently at the Economic…

New CVB president touts regionalism, projects

by Tim Kenyon LINN COUNTY – Marilee Fowler’s experience with major tourism-related construction projects is…

Motivated entrepreneurs

by Tim Kenyon CORRIDOR – The owners of three recently started Linn County small businesses…

CR chamber goes formal with honors

 by Tim Kenyon LINN COUNTY – More honors, more pizzazz. The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber…