Applications open for 2023 Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance announces applications are now open for restaurants to apply to be chosen as a participant in the 11th...
RAYGUN partners with The Onion for holiday pop-up shop
Satirical newspaper The Onion will, for the first time, sell products in brick-and-mortar stores by partnering with Iowa-based retailer RAYGUN.
According to a news release,...
Bull Force wins first place at Iowa JPEC Fall Venture School
Bull Force and its founder Greg Schut won first place and $2,000 at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Venture...
Marion awards final round of Business Innovation & Support grants
The Marion City Council awarded 11 local small businesses a combined $106,844 through the Business Innovation & Support Grant program during Thursday’s City Council...
Four UI JPEC companies win Prometheus Awards
Four companies with a connection to the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center won Prometheus Awards on Nov. 3 at the Community Choice...
Informatics Inc. becomes first Workhuman Certified company in Iowa
Informatics Inc., a digital marketing and web company based in Cedar Rapids, has become the first company in the state of Iowa to become...
Buy Local initiative launches for holiday season
This year the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is once again asking people to champion a local-first mindset by buying and giving locally throughout...
Phresh Loch’s launches new boutique in Marion
Phresh Loch’s Salon in Marion will celebrate the grand opening of its new boutique with a ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 3 with...
Corridor communities receive Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded $934,430 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 10 communities around the state, including Marion, Washington and...