Small Business

CR hosting special events during Welcoming Week

Welcoming Week begins this Friday as several inclusive events will take place around Cedar Rapids. The nationwide initiative, which runs Sept. 9-18, encourages local...
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Iowa SBA office seeks Small Business Week 2023 award nominations

If you or someone you know has what it takes to become America’s “Small Business Person of the Year” for 2023, the U.S. Small...

Buy Give Grow applications now being selected

Applications to be selected as a Buy Give Grow business are now open and can be found on the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance...

Hy-Vee accepting submissions for quarterly Best of Local Brands Summit

Hy-Vee Inc. will host its next quarterly Best of Local Brands Summit in November to expand and enhance the product offerings at its more...

ABI’s PAC announces endorsements for 2022 elections

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s (ABI) political action committee (IIPAC) has announced its Friends of Iowa Business endorsements for 2022. In a news...
Patrons at Cedar Rapids Market After Dark.

Cedar Rapids Market After Dark returns

One of Cedar Rapids' most popular downtown events, Market After Dark, is returning Saturday, Aug. 27. According to a news release, more than 100 vendors,...
1-800-HANSONS employees and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance representatives participate in a ribbon cutting for the new Cedar Rapids location of the company on Aug. 19, 2022. CREDIT 1-800-HANSONS

Home improvement company 1-800-HANSONS opens Cedar Rapids location

1-800-HANSONS, a home improvement company with headquarters in Troy, Michigan, has opened a new location at 1220 Capital Drive SW, Cedar Rapids. According to a...

Janna McCalley Interiors announces grand opening

Janna McCalley Interiors, located at 1080 Ninth Ave. Marion, will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting from 4:30-7 p.m. Aug. 30. Ms. McCalley,...

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