Real Estate

RealTrends ranks Ruhl&Ruhl as Iowa’s largest independent real estate company

Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors has once again been ranked as the largest independent real estate company in Iowa, according to the 2025 HousingWire RealTrends Verified report. The annual report ranks the top 500 real estate firms in the United States based on residential…

Michaels to open new store at Westdale Town Center

Michaels, a national retailer known for arts and crafts supplies, will be opening a new…

Westdale Town Center

New doggy daycare and boarding facility opens in Marion

Dog Star Enrichment Pet Care is now open in Marion and will celebrate with a…

Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity to dedicate Mary Mascher Women Build Home

Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity (IVHFH) is hosting a dedication ceremony in honor of the…

The Mary Mascher Women Build home, located at 2637 Blazing Star Drive in Iowa City.

Honkamp, P.C. acquires St. Louis CPA firm

Honkamp, P.C., a leading CPA and business advisory group in the Midwest, has recently welcomed…

Former office building of Schowalter & Jabouri, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was acquired by Honkamp, P.C. Dec. 2.

Washington YMCA adding indoor aquatic center, phase two of new facility construction

The Washington YMCA is constructing an indoor aquatic center, the second phase of its two-part…

A rendering of the Washington YMCA indoor aquatic center.

Linn County awarded grant for Rental Energy Improvement Program

Linn County has been awarded a $1 million Environmental Justice Government to Government grant from…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

GreenState beats lending goal to narrow racial homeownership gap

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — Many Iowans are enjoying this holiday season in a new home,…

GreenState

Big Grove Cedar Rapids nears opening date

A preview of Big Grove Brewery’s new Cedar Rapids taproom Thursday, Dec. 7, offered a…

Big Grove central bar

IFA awards more than $11M to advance housing opportunities

The Iowa Finance Authority has awarded more than $11.2 million in grants to 26 housing…

Iowa Finance Authority

Downtown Cedar Rapids vision plan foresees activated, connected city core

A far-reaching visioning plan for downtown Cedar Rapids envisions a rejuvenated mixed-use city core with…

Downtown Cedar Rapids

CRAAR names Sheila King its Realtor of the Year

The Cedar Rapids Area Association of Realtors (CRAAR) has awarded Sheila King, of Skogman Realty,…

Home prices continued to rise in September

National home prices continued to increase in September, according to the National Association of Home…

Home sales

New Chick-fil-A proposed along Blairs Ferry Road in Cedar Rapids

A new Chick-fil-A restaurant may be on its way to a busy portion of Blairs…

Chick-fil-A Lindale Cedar Rapids

Independence Premium Foods acquires former pet food production facility

Independence Premium Foods has acquired a former pet food production facility, stating that its mission…

Exterior of Independence Premium Foods in Independence.

Iowa City pilot program to award housing grants for energy-efficient homes

The Climate Action and Outreach department of the city of Iowa City, in collaboration with…

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