Cedar Rapids

Wellington Heights grocery proposal

New neighborhood grocery could be coming to Wellington Heights

A new, small-scale grocery store could be coming to a Wellington Heights building that housed a grocer for much of its history. Brad Bergeson, managing member of BB Properties of Atkins, presented a proposal for the new grocery store to…

Nordstrom to lay off more than 200 Cedar Rapids workers

Nordstrom plans to lay off more than 200 workers at its warehouse and distribution center…

Nordstrom Cedar Rapids

Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation approves more than $1.8M in grants

The Board of Directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $1.84 million…

GCRCF

Corridor businesses, leaders named Prometheus Awards finalists

Businesses and influential figures throughout the Corridor are finalists for the 2022 Prometheus Awards, presented…

2022 TAI Prometheus Awards

New Cedar Rapids McDonald’s opens, older Marion location closes

The opening of a new, state-of-the-art McDonald’s restaurant just south of Lindale Mall in Cedar…

New McDonald's Cedar Rapids

Costume shop in downtown CR business closing

Jacob and Kimberly Cowger, owners of Balloons, Etc. & The Costume Emporium, 420 Second Ave.…

Costume Emporium

‘Next Nature’ mural debuts in Cedar Rapids’ Kingston Village

In late August, Scott Takes, a local artist and owner of the Underground Art Studio,…

Next Nature mural

JRS Pharma plans $18 million manufacturing expansion in southwest Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Rapids City Council will be sponsoring JRS Pharma’s application for state financial assistance…

JRS Pharma expansion

BAE Systems awarded anti-jam receiver contract for F-15 jets

BAE Systems has received a $13 million contract for advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) technology…

BAE anti-jam contract

Work begins on new RAGBRAI mural in downtown Cedar Rapids

Work is now underway on a two-story-high mural featuring colorful images of bike riders. The…

RAGBRAI mural Cedar Rapids

SBA approves $14.7 million in Iowa small business loans in August

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 27 loans for $14,796,200 to Iowa businesses in August,…

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

Cedar Rapids speakers voice concerns about Wolf Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline plan

Wolf Carbon Solutions’ proposal to build a 280-mile carbon dioxide sequestration pipeline between Cedar Rapids…

Steve Pisarik Wolf Carbon pipeline meeting Cedar Rapids

Welcoming refugees essential to Iowa’s economic future

Though it’s a long drive on I-80 between Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs, our regional…

New owner of former Transamerica site open to redevelopment ideas

The new owner of the former Transamerica site in northeast Cedar Rapids says that while…

Former Transamerica site plans

Cedar Rapids Market After Dark returns

One of Cedar Rapids’ most popular downtown events, Market After Dark, is returning Saturday, Aug.…

Patrons at Cedar Rapids Market After Dark.

Five Corridor businesses make Inc. 5000 fastest growing list

Corridor businesses based in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, Hiawatha, Iowa City and Urbana have been named…

Five Corridor companies were named to Inc. Magazine's fastest growing companies list.