Real Estate
ROOTs disaster recovery housing program finds new life
The Rebuilding Ownership Opportunities Together (ROOTs) program in Cedar Rapids built 869 homes after the 2008 flood before going dormant in 2017. After the 2020 derecho, the program was revived with a similar mission and slightly altered framework. City officials…
Iowa City OKs first reading to rezone ACT campus
Nearly eight months after ACT, Inc.’s announcement to sell its campus property to Iceberg Development Group,…
Solutions Management Group to open new operations center in Cedar Rapids
Solutions Management Group (SMG), a provider of technology solutions and computer consulting, will open a…
Fareway Stores, Inc. to acquire Brothers Markets in Lisbon, Denver
Fareway Stores, Inc. is expanding its footprint in Eastern Iowa. The grocery store chain announced…
Sanctuary Pub, Which Wich in Iowa City closed for business
Sanctuary Pub, a favorite English-inspired watering hole in Iowa City since 1972, has closed its…
Wilson’s Orchard announces restaurant closure
Iowa City-based Wilson’s Orchard & Farm will be closing its restaurant and converting the upper…
Iowa housing market defies year-end trends with strong gains
The Iowa housing market continued its year-end surge, defying expectations of a seasonal slowdown, according…
Former Wells Fargo building in downtown Cedar Rapids to be repurposed as real estate office
Local Realtor Tiffany Earl Williams and the firm she founded, Midwest Equity Group, are planning…
Council approves development agreement for proposed casino
Even as the Cedar Rapids City Council voted Dec. 17 to approve a development agreement…
Iowa City Animal Center announces 1,500 square foot addition
The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center has announced plans for a 1,500-square-foot addition…
Iowa City Downtown District launches online economic development platform for prospective, current businesses
The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has launched an economic development website to provide prospective…
Cedar Rapids officials ‘actively pursuing’ new grocer for former First Avenue Hy-Vee
Cedar Rapids leaders are “actively pursuing” a Kansas City-area “price-impact grocer,” about operating a new…
Appliance Plus plans ribbon-cutting for new Marion location
Appliance Plus will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their newest location in Marion on Thursday,…
Iowa City enacts new regulation on tobacco retail locations, lifts tobacco permit moratorium
Tobacco retailers in Iowa City are now facing restrictions on where they can set up…
New multifamily housing development coming near Uptown Marion
A new multifamily housing development is on its way to a vacant site near the…
Cedar Rapids-based TLCx relocates headquarters to Coralville
TLCx, customer experience (CX) outsourcing provider located in Cedar Rapids, announced its relocation to University…
