Tag: Cedar Rapids
Minimum wage hike recommended for Linn County
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett shown during the 2015 State of the City speech. The mayor was among Linn County's Minimum Wage Study Group...
Honoring 2016’s Financial Executives of the Year
Seven of the Corridor's leading CFOs were named Financial Executives of the Year. From left in back row: Casey Drew, Gary Ortale, John Rhomberg...
CR seeks balance in food truck regs
The Grateful Crepe parked in downtown Cedar Rapids on a recent afternoon. Some restaurant operators want to require food trucks and mobile vendors to...
‘GO Cedar Rapids’ new name for CR tourism efforts
By Dave DeWitte
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The Cedar Rapids Convention & Visitors Bureau has dropped its former name, adopting ‘GO Cedar Rapids’ as its name and slogan for...
Q&A: Jasmine Almoayed
Jasmine Almoayed
Economic Development Manager
City of Cedar Rapids
By Dave DeWitte
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Cedar Rapids is working with real estate agents and developers, and even hiring consultants to help...
Painting the town green
By Angela Holmes
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Each year downtown Cedar Rapids sees green as thousands turn out for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, but this year is...
CR, Linn County consider proposals for Knutson, Mott buildings
By Cindy Hadish
CEDAR RAPIDS—The Cedar Rapids City Council will consider proposals for redeveloping one of the city’s oldest commercial structures at a meeting this...
Three grocery stores scheduled to open soon
By Cindy Hadish
CEDAR RAPIDS—Three east-side grocery stores could open their doors within months of each other, but store managers insist it’s not a race...
Navio Surgical System improving knee surgery at St. Luke’s
By Dave DeWitte
Crop insurance adjuster Gary McCormick is back in the fields again with a knee that was partially rebuilt with robotic help less...