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Downtown Association leader: Retail development is a ‘numbers game’

Whatever the retail aspirations for a downtown area may be, one theme is clear: Retail development is statistically driven, and one size definitively doesn’t fit all. That’s the overarching perspective of David Downey, president and CEO of the International Downtown…

Child care worker wage raise approved in Johnson County

A resolution to increase wages by two dollars an hour for eligible child care workers…

Johnson County Board of Supervisors have voted to raise wages for eligible child care workers. CREDIT PEXELS

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…

Fulton Lofts groundbreaking

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…

A Skogman Realty commercial real estate sign is seen on West Benton Street in Iowa City on May 16. CREDIT ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT

Iowa City Starbucks union vote passes unanimously

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

Workers at the Iowa City Starbucks, located at 228 S Clinton St., have voted to unionize. CREDIT NOAH TONG

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…

Western Fraternal Life building

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…

Interstate 380 traffic

Cedar Rapids council endorses Conveyor Engineering expansion plan

The Cedar Rapids City Council has approved financial support for a planned $5 million expansion…

Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing

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.…

Caucho

Mark Butland leaving Iowa EdTech Collaborative

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

Mark Butland is headed west to California and leaving the Iowa EdTech Collaborative.

Rising through the ranks: How four Corridor leaders found themselves in the C-suite

Past experiences inform how leaders manage many different aspects of their companies. At Shive-Hattery, Clickstop…

Shea Kelly, Cari McCoy, Jennifer Bennett and Brandon Achen photographed at the Cedar Rapids Country Club by Brian Draeger of Draeger Photography. CEO

Kirkwood names Kristie Fisher next president

Kristie Fisher, president of Iowa Valley Community College District and former senior director for ACT,…

Kristie Fisher is Kirkwood's newest president. CREDIT KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MEDCO celebrates year of development successes, looks to future

Anchored by the theme “We Choose Marion,” the Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) hosted an…

MEDCO annual luncheon 2023 Nick Glew

Mayor: Cedar Rapids’ plate filled with success, opportunities

Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O’Donnell laid out a full-course meal theme for the annual State…

Tiffany O'Donnell State of the City Cedar Rapids 2023

North Liberty City Council rejects contentious senior living plan

A controversial proposal to redevelop nearly 10 acres of land in North Liberty into a…

An age-restricted community development will not be advanced through North Liberty City Council. CREDIT NORTH LIBERTY