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2025 Forty Under 40: John Heavens
John Heavens Vice President, Regional Branch Services | Dupaco Community Credit Union | AGE: 38 Family: Wife, Mary; children, Charles (5), Josephine (3) and James (1). Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Dyersville Education: Dyersville Beckman High School and Clarke University, Dubuque…
Marco’s Grilled Cheese to open in old Pita Pit location
Marco’s Grilled Cheese is headed to Coralville this year, following Pita Pit closing its only…
Iowa City Council advances senior housing community plan
Iowa City Council unanimously voted on first consideration Jan. 24 to rezone the future site…
Dual-brand hotel seeks March groundbreaking in Coralville
A dual-brand, four-story hotel and accompanying retail space could be in development soon in Coralville…
Pursue projects with ‘sizzle,’ Ekberg urges Economic Alliance
True to form, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance (CRMEA) celebrated a host of successes…
AMC confirms Westdale movie theater has permanently closed
Confirming what has been apparent for months, AMC has officially declared that the AMC Classic…
IEDA approves tax incentives for International Paper project
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has approved a package of tax incentives to support…
Union votes to end Ingredion strike in Cedar Rapids
Ingredion union members will be heading back to work at the company’s Cedar Rapids plant…
Tentative agreement reached to end Ingredion strike in Cedar Rapids
Leaders of the union representing striking Ingredion workers are preparing for a vote on a…
El Azul Mexican Market opens in North Liberty
El Azul, an independent mexican market in North Liberty, opened in December at 415 Community…
Historic New Bohemia building hits the market in Cedar Rapids
The closing of The Bohemian is opening up the historic Matyk Building for other potential…
Linn County, Mercy Medical Center forge health care agreement for low-income residents
Linn County has entered into a 340B agreement with Mercy Medical Center to provide health…
Bernie Sanders urges Ingredion to ‘bargain in good faith’ to resolve Cedar Rapids strike
Sen. Bernie Sanders is again weighing in on the ongoing strike at the Ingredion plant…
Food Network competition winner to open bakery, deli in Coralville
Acclaimed pastry chef Cory Barrett is the co-owner and proprietor of a new bakery and…
Cedar Rapids therapist strives to alleviate lymphedema woes
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CBJ Newsmakers: Diversity Market transformation
This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…