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(From left) Carol Lilly, state coordinator with Main Street Iowa; Main Street Washington committee member Sally Hart; building owner of 115-117 N Iowa Ave. Luke Leyden; Samantha Meyer, Main Street Washington's executive director; and Debi Durham, director of IEDA and the Iowa Finance Authority.

Washington receives $100,000 grant to rehabilitate fire-damaged historic downtown building

Ten Iowa communities will receive Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants totaling $950,000 to rehabilitate underutilized downtown buildings. The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded the grants Nov. 6, in an effort to stimulate economic growth and further investment in Iowa’s historic…

BHFO, Cedar Rapids-based online fashion retailer, closing

BHFO, the discount fashion retailer headquartered in Cedar Rapids that helped revolutionize online apparel sales,…

BHFO headquarters at 4520 20th Ave SW Cedar Rapids.

Paramount Theatre receives emergency structural repairs after issues detected in post-flood addition

Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request provide insight into structural issues…

The sidewalk to the Paramount's 3rd Avenue entrance is currently closed, as repairs are planned for the building. CREDIT CINDY HADISH

Hotel planned for Tiffin

A new hotel is coming to Tiffin next year. Site work has begun on an…

A rendering of Atwell Suites by IHG Property. The hotel will be constructed in Tiffin's park Place.

Vantage Architects announces move to downtown Cedar Rapids

Vantage Architects relocated its office from Bowling Street to Alliant Tower in downtown Cedar Rapids…

Alliant Energy tower

Johnson County to present final non-metro housing study recommendations Nov. 12

Johnson County officials will present final recommendations from a non-metro housing study during a public…

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QTS marks topping out of first three buildings at Cedar Rapids data center campus

QTS and construction partners Layton Construction and The Weitz Company marked the topping out of…

QTS topping out 1

Cedar Rapids council advances rezoning to convert former Garfield school to apartments

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted Tuesday, Oct. 21 to advance a rezoning proposal that…

Garfield Elementary Cedar Rapids

North Liberty’s Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater opens doors

Following more than a decade of planning, the $10 million, 13,000-square-foot Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater…

Crosspark Road Hy-Vee District Store Director Elise Scheil and North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman, center, prepare to cut the ribbon to the new Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater Oct. 21.

Martin Equipment opens new Cedar Rapids facility

Martin Equipment has opened a new 21,500-square-foot facility at 820 Thompson Way SW in Cedar…

Martin Equipment new facility Cedar Rapids

Backpocket Brewing to close Coralville taproom, move production to Waterloo

Coralville brewery Backpocket Brewing is moving productions to Waterloo and closing its taproom at the…

Backpocket Brewing's location at the Iowa River Landing, 903 Quarry Road in Coralville.

Collins Road Square shopping center for sale

Collins Road Square, one of the largest shopping centers in the Cedar Rapids area, is…

Collins Road Square aerial

Elite Casino Resorts marks ‘Porktober’ with chef-crafted pork dishes

Elite Casino Resorts is celebrating October with a statewide culinary promotion. The Riverside-based gaming and…

Porktober logo

Iowa City offers matching grants for building improvements in key districts

The City of Iowa City is accepting applications for its Building Change Grant Program (BCGP),…

Signs for Scout's Honor and Camp are prominently displayed on Iowa Avenue. Both eateries were recipients of CoSign.

Iowa City Area Association of Realtors install 2026 leadership, honor top members

The Iowa City Area Association of Realtors (ICAAR) hosted its inaugural banquet and awards ceremony…

From left: ICAAR’s Vice President Jonathan Fell; President Elect Kayla Fisher; President Jerad Ruth; and Past President Phil O’Brien at ICAAR’s inaugural banquet and awards ceremony Oct. 9.

Waypoint campaign to establish apartments for residents without homes

As Waypoint Services works to transition the 30-year-old Madge Phillips Center from a shelter to…

Waypoint Apartments homeless