Cedar Rapids

Construction continues at Google’s data center project, near the intersection of 76th Avenue and Edgewood Road SW, Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids council member suggests potential moratorium on new data centers

A Cedar Rapids City Council discussion of an otherwise routine indemnification agreement with Google turned into a larger discussion on data center developments Tuesday night, with council member Ashley Vanorny suggesting the city consider a moratorium on future data centers.…

Almoayyed returns to Cedar Rapids government as economic development director

Jasmine Almoayyed has been appointed director of Economic Development & Development Services for the City…

Jasmine Almoayyed

Several developments get green light from Cedar Rapids council

Several development projects, including the expansion of the Sub-Zero plant in southwest Cedar Rapids and…

Cedar Rapids townhome project

NJCAA volleyball championship partnership extended with Cedar Rapids through 2030

Cedar Rapids will continue to host the NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championship through 2030 after…

NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championship

DICK’S House of Sport opens in Cedar Rapids, featuring ‘experiential elements’

DICK’S House of Sport will celebrate a grand opening for its new House of Sport…

Dick's The Cage scaled

Officials investigating reports of drones near Eastern Iowa Airport

The Eastern Iowa Airport’s Public Safety Department and federal aviation officials are investigating reports of…

Eastern Iowa Airport

Five Cedar Rapids companies receive SBA loans in May

The U.S. Small Business Administration has released its monthly approval figures for loans in Iowa…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Theatre Cedar Rapids launches public phase of $9.5 million capital campaign

Theatre Cedar Rapids has launched the public phase of a $9.5 million capital campaign, seeking…

TCR

QTS planning temporary power plant for Cedar Rapids data center

QTS is planning to bring a temporary power plant online soon to support testing operations…

QTS data center construction project

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Kernels to host prostate cancer awareness game June 7

Mercy Urology Clinic and Hall-Perrine Cancer Center are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Kernels to…

Kernels Veterans Memorial Stadium

O’Donnell stresses ‘The Long Run’ in Cedar Rapids State of the City speech

The theme of race-running – anchored by Cedar Rapids hosting its first-ever marathon June 7…

Tiffany O'Donnell 2026 State of the City speech

UPDATE: Inside Sub-Zero plant in Cedar Rapids

The Sub-Zero plant in southwest Cedar Rapids is still several months away from full production,…

Sub-Zero Cedar Rapids aerial view

UPDATE: VASA Fitness expects to open new location this fall in former Collins Road Hy-Vee store

The former Hy-Vee store on Collins Road in northeast Cedar Rapids is being repurposed as…

Lindale Mall Collins Road former Hy-Vee

Wings2Water awards $30,000 in water quality grants for 2026

Wings2Water, an environmental nonprofit focused on water quality improvement and education, has named seven organizations…

Iowa Project AWARE River Cleanup

Holmes Murphy awards $140,000-plus in grants to 21 nonprofits, including Cedar Rapids’ Retrieving Freedom

Holmes Murphy, a Waukee-based insurance brokerage, has announced more than $140,000 in philanthropic grants to…

Holmes Murphy logo

Eastern Iowa Airport lands $6 million FAA grant for baggage handling improvements

The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids has received a $6 million grant from the…

Eastern Iowa Airport new gates 2