Trades unemployment surpasses 50 percent
by Tim Kenyon
CEDAR RAPIDSÂ - Unemployment ranging from 25 percent to more than 50 percent is an uncommon thing to hear about in the...
Cedar Rapids chamber rebranding under way
by Tim Kenyon
LINN COUNTY - An occasional makeover helps to refresh an organization’s marketing and attract new interest. Â
That’s the hope of the Cedar...
Economic expert: ‘We’re going to slog along for awhile’
by Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - The recession is over, but it will be a longer recovery than usual.
Typically, either a recession or depression takes...
Bankers split on Move Your Money initiative’s benefits
by Gigi Wood and Tim Kenyon
CORRIDOR - Whether bank customers are actually moving their money locally is unknown.
What is clear is many Americans, including...
Prescription for change
 by Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - A plan will now be drafted for proposed changes to the southeast side of Iowa City.
City staff has met...
Expert: Employees, employers key to health reform
 by Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - It comes down to the individual and employer.
True health care reform will not come from the federal government, it...
Chugging along
by Tim Kenyon
IOWA - The Iowa Northern and Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co. (CRANDIC) rail lines are eager for better times after...
Church site again subject of discussion among residents and council
By Gigi Wood
About 50 residents of University Heights, a town of about 1,000 people west of Iowa City, gathered Jan. 26 to discuss their...
Planning and zoning commission rejects development
By Gigi Wood
The University Heights planning and zoning commission voted last week to reject the recommendation of a proposed mixed-use development.
The vote was 3-2...
Planning and zoning commission rejects development
By Gigi Wood
The University Heights planning and zoning commission voted last week to reject the recommendation of a proposed mixed-use development.
The vote was 3-2...