Small Business
Iowa City Downtown District seeks volunteers for new committees
The Iowa City Downtown District is forming four committees and task forces to guide its strategic work and is seeking applications from downtown property owners, business operators and stakeholders. The committees will support ICDD’s mission to champion a thriving downtown…
The Lucky Cat to close in February 2024
The Lucky Cat, which has hosted comedy shows and other events in downtown Cedar Rapids…
Applicants have until Dec. 15 to apply for Choose Iowa grants
Applications are now being accepted for the Choose Iowa value-added grants. Choose Iowa grants can…
What it takes to sell Iowa’s first cannabis-infused beverage
The decline in alcohol consumption among younger generations has not gone unnoticed by craft brewers. …
Copper Boar to give away free pork tenderloins to benefit food pantry
North Liberty restaurant Copper Boar American Pub announced a giveaway event that will directly benefit…
Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce makes its debut
The Iowa LBGTQ Chamber of Commerce made its debut Oct. 18 in Des Moines, becoming…
Cedar Rapids vintage clothing store finds a market in Iowa City
A popular Cedar Rapids vintage store has joined forces with Heim, a downtown Iowa City…
VIDEO: See what’s in store at Big Grove’s Cedar Rapids location
The Big Grove Brewery and Taproom in Cedar Rapids’ Kingston Yard development will be the…
Buy 319 encourages community members to shop local for holiday season
As the holiday season draws nearer, Shop Local initiatives in Eastern Iowa are rolling out…
Greater Iowa City Inc. launches first annual meeting since forming in July
Greater Iowa City, Inc. launched its first event as an entity on Wednesday, Nov. 16,…
Chocolate Shop owner, veteran Ben Davis receives SBA’s Impact Award
Ben Davis, co-owner of the Marion Chocolate Shop in Uptown Marion, was recognized with the…
VIDEO: Ginsberg Jewelers closing after 93 years, four generations of family ownership
Ginsberg Jewelers in Cedar Rapids, one of Iowa’s oldest family-owned jewelers, is closing after 93…
PinSeekers golf facility ready for business
Commuters on Interstate 380 may be wondering about the mammoth, 200-foot-tall netting that shoots into…
VIDEO TOUR: Pickle Palace inches closer to completion
The name “Pickle Palace” started as an inside joke. But as the 37,455-square-foot, three-story entertainment…
Couple opens Office Pride cleaning franchise in Cedar Rapids
Ahmad and Mariam Shehata are the new owners of Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services of…
Czech Feather & Down returns to Cedar Rapids
A family-owned business, more than a century old, has made its way back to Cedar…
