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FUEL ADAI win

Cedar Rapids design agency earns 25 awards at ADAI design exhibition

Cedar Rapids-based design and branding agency FUEL earned 25 Excellence awards at the Art Directors Association of Iowa (ADAI) 68th Annual Design Exhibition, held in Des Moines. According to a news release, the ADAI exhibition celebrates top design work from…

Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman rebranded as Simmons Perrine PLC

Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC has rebranded as Simmons Perrine PLC, as the Cedar Rapids…

Simmons Perrine

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries in Iowa City named James Beard Award semifinalist

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries, an Iowa City bakery that celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023,…

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries Bakery Iowa City

French-inspired cocktail lounge opens in downtown Iowa City

A new French-inspired cocktail lounge has opened in downtown Iowa City’s Northside neighborhood, bringing craft…

Claude, a French-inspired cocktail lounge, has opened in downtown Iowa City.

Anh’s Bread Therapy blends Asian traditions with Czech pastries

Iowa is half a world away from Vietnam, but Czech Village feels like home to…

Anh Le, owner of Anh’s Bread Therapy and Tea House, prepares tea in December inside her shop in Czech Village. PHOTOS BY CINDY HADISH

Secretary Naig proposes sweeping Iowa Farm Act to support farmers, rural communities

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced plans on Tuesday to introduce the Iowa Farm…

Tractor

Iowa City City Council votes to renew downtown SSMID

The Iowa City Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) has been successfully renewed for 10…

Iowa City Downtown District logo

North Liberty, Greater Iowa City, Inc. launch small business grant program

Small businesses in North Liberty can apply for grants up to $10,000 through a new…

North Liberty and Greater IC logo

Uptown Coffee Company to open second location at NewBo City Market

Uptown Coffee Company will expand to a second location in 2026 in Cedar Rapids, taking…

NewBo City Market

CBJ Newsmakers: Downtown District eyes marathon and Mays Island expansion

Since Executive Director Caleb Knutson and Program Manager Jennifar Bassett were profiled in February, the…

Cedar Rapids sign Mays Island

Abbe Hills Farm owner receives sustainable agriculture award

A Mount Vernon vegetable grower who established one of Iowa’s first community-supported agriculture programs will…

Laura Krouse, owner of Abbe Hills Farm in Mount Vernon.

Hyper Energy Bar to hold soft opening for North Liberty location Dec. 19

Hyper Energy Bar is gearing up for its North Liberty debut, one year after opening…

Exterior of the Hyper Energy Bar in Iowa City's Ped Mall, 115 E. College St.

Corridor economic development groups’ 2026 public policy priorities stress longstanding themes

The annual list of public policy priorities for the upcoming year from the Cedar Rapids…

Barbra Solberg legislative priorities

LOCO CR food delivery service launches in Cedar Rapids

LOCO CR, the Cedar Rapids-based food delivery service in the works for nearly four years,…

LOCO CR logo

SBA names Ryan Lincoln district director for Iowa

Ryan Lincoln has been appointed district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Iowa District…

Brad Zaun Ryan Lincoln SBA

Five Corridor companies receive SBA loans in November

The U.S. Small Business Administration has released its monthly approval figures for loans in Iowa…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa