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2025 Forty Under 40: Robert Rathje
Robert Rathje HR Program Manager | UFG Insurance | AGE: 32 Family: Wife, Taylor; son, Rowan; daughters, Harlow and Winnie Residence: Marion Hometown: Watkins Education: MBA from the University of Iowa, exercise science degree from the University of Northern Iowa What…
New Chipotle location to be latest arrival in Coralville
A Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to be the newest addition in what is already…

GreenState lending program helping hundreds of immigrant entrepreneurs
As GreenState Credit Union’s vice president/bilingual business director, Kenia Calderon Ceron launched an ITIN loan…
Eastern Iowa Airport to demolish former Guard armory, add two new hangars
The former National Guard armory on the Eastern Iowa Airport grounds will be demolished in…

Evolving First and First West now includes larger, relocated hotel
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Champions of Nature: Indian Creek Nature Center celebrates 50 years of growth
John Myers, executive director of Indian Creek Nature Center (ICNC) in Cedar Rapids, often contemplates…

Child care worker wage raise approved in Johnson County
A resolution to increase wages by two dollars an hour for eligible child care workers…

ACT to lay off 106 employees, continuing edtech spiral in Iowa City
ACT, Inc. has let go of 106 employees, 40 of which are located in the…
Fulton Lofts project breaks ground in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo district
Business and government leaders gathered Wednesday morning to break ground on Fulton Lofts in Cedar…

Hybrid work in the Corridor opens opportunities for real estate
As some of the largest companies across the country push for more employees to return…

Iowa City Starbucks union vote passes unanimously
Workers at Starbucks in Iowa City, after announcing plans to unionize in late March, have…

Commission advances rezoning for new Dunkin’ at former Western Fraternal Life building
The Cedar Rapids Planning Commission has advanced a rezoning proposal that would transform the former…

Interstate 380 widening, new Highway 151 interchange included in Iowa DOT project draft
A draft of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s improvement program for fiscal years 2024 to…

Cedar Rapids council endorses Conveyor Engineering expansion plan
The Cedar Rapids City Council has approved financial support for a planned $5 million expansion…

New owners of Cedar Rapids’ Caucho plan to extend menu
Caucho, a Latin American restaurant in Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia neighborhood, is under new leadership.…

Mark Butland leaving Iowa EdTech Collaborative
Mark Butland, the director of the Iowa EdTech Collaborative (IETC), is joining a higher education…






