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Ulta Beauty to open new location at Westdale Town Center

Beauty retailer Ulta Beauty will open a new location at Westdale Town Center in the first quarter of 2026, the shopping center’s developer announced. Frew Development Group, which owns and operates the center, said it turned over the retail space…

Sip at Midtown Reserve wine bar opens in Cedar Rapids

Sip at Midtown Reserve has now opened, adding a new wine-focused venue next to the…

Sip at Midtown Reserve

QTS data center groundbreaking canceled in wake of deadly New York shooting

The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for this morning at the QTS data center site in southwest…

QTS data center

Proposed Alliant power plant near airport raises concerns

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission is expressing safety and proximity concerns about an Alliant Energy…

Alliant power plant proposed location

Don Hummer Trucking earns elite fleet certification

Don Hummer Trucking has been certified as a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Elite Fleet carrier,…

Don Hummer Trucking

Coe launches risk management/insurance concentration

Coe College is adding a risk management/insurance concentration within its Stead Department of Business Administration…

Coe College

Groundbreaking set Tuesday for QTS data center project

A groundbreaking ceremony is set next week for the Quality Technology Services (QTS) data center…

QTS data center

Kirkwood launches Skills Survey 2027 to assess regional workforce needs

Kirkwood Community College has opened its Skills Survey 2027, aiming to collect input from employers…

Kirkwood Community College aerial

Eastern Iowa Airport opens aviation workforce campus to address labor shortages

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has launched a new Aviation Workforce Development Campus aimed at…

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks about Coe College's new flight school program in front of an airplane at the Eastern Iowa Airport on May 22, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

GreatAmerica acquires Heritage Bank, applies to establish national bank

GreatAmerica Holdings Inc., the parent company of GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation, announced it has entered…

Heritage Bank Marion office

U.S. Bank building sale offers challenging, exciting opportunity

The sale of the former U.S. Bank building in downtown Cedar Rapids, and its associated…

U.S. Bank building complex

Kirkwood receives nearly $625,000 in annual TRIO grants

Kirkwood Community College has secured two federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grants totaling $624,895…

Kirkwood Community College Student Center

Coe College launches online business administration degree

Coe College will offer its first online degree this fall, introducing a bachelor of arts…

New McDonald’s planned for northeast Cedar Rapids

Plans for a new McDonald’s restaurant in northeast Cedar Rapids are moving forward. At its…

McDonald's new restaurant

Tickets on sale for 2025 District Dinner on the Bridge

The District: Czech Village & New Bohemia will bring back its Dinner on the Bridge…

Dinner on the Bridge

Industry veterans launch WSG CRE team under Skogman Commercial

Four experienced real estate professionals have joined together to launch WSG CRE, a new commercial…

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