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Tyler Thompson

2025 Forty Under 40: Tyler Thompson

Tyler Thompson Vice President of Supplier Strategy and Sales Enablement  |  Van Meter Inc.  |  AGE: 39 Residence and Hometown: Cedar Rapids Education: Bachelor’s degree in business and psychology from Coe College Best advice you ever received? Your success and…

Kiteville brings budget-conscious extended-stay model to Cedar Rapids

Kiteville, a company focused on no-frills, extended-stay accommodations, has opened its first Iowa location at…

Kiteville Cedar Rapids

YMCA of Washington County awarded $4k Sports Tourism grant

At its Jan. 11 meeting, the Enhance Iowa Board awarded an estimated $1.8 million in…

Runners at the starting line of the Kewash Half Marathon.

Belltower Lofts project at former Marion Methodist Church again moving forward

After a series of revisions and assorted delays, the Belltower Lofts redevelopment project for the…

Belltower Lofts

International plastics manufacturer to add training facility in Iowa City

Austrian-based company Alpla, Inc. has plans to develop a training facility in Iowa City to…

Greater Iowa City, Inc. seeks collaboration with Iowa City Council

Johnson County’s economic development organization, Greater Iowa City, Inc., is seeking a closer collaboration between…

The Greater Iowa City, Inc. blue banner displays its new logo.

Plans for affordable housing project at former MAC site resurface

A developer is reviving plans for an affordable housing complex on the former site of…

Sebastian Jacolyn affordable housing 1

Food nonprofits see fruitful year, despite ongoing drought

2023 wasn’t exactly a banner year for agriculture – Iowa saw its third year of…

Farm Coordinator Sarah Nelson harvest-garlic scapes.

Planning Commission recommends rezoning for addition to Big Cedar Industrial Center

A rezoning request for a substantial addition to the Big Cedar Industrial Center is on…

Big Cedar Industrial Center expansion rezoning

Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ project set to begin this spring

Development work is finally set to begin on the long-planned and oft-discussed Dows Farm “agri-community.”…

Rendering for Dows Farm

CBJ Newsmakers: Official downtown plans to be set in motion

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Downtown Cedar Rapids

CBJ Newsmakers: Tower Terrace Road project path remains unclear

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

CBJ Newsmakers: State IEDA board awards $1.85 million grant for Collins Aerospace expansion

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids

CBJ Newsmakers: Westdale’s rebirth nearly complete

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Westdale Town Center

CBJ Newsmakers: Lindale Mall sold to New York firm

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Lindale Mall entrance

CBJ Newsmakers: Linn County extends renewable energy moratorium for three months

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Charlie Nichols Linn County Planning and Development