Cedar Rapids

Willis Dady celebrates 10 years of Hops for Housing fundraiser
For the last 10 years, Willis Dady Homeless Services has hosted Hops for Housing, an annual beer festival with live music, local breweries, and pretzel necklaces to fundraise for their organization’s services. The awareness-raising-focused event started in April 2015 and…
Linn County voters approve casino referendum
Supporters of a Cedar Rapids casino will have another opportunity to develop a proposal for…

Ingredion third-quarter financial report shows mixed results
Ingredion Inc., the Westchester, Illinois-based starch, modified starch and starch sugar manufacturer with operations in…

RWDSU Local 110 delivers food, supplies in support of John Deere strike
A delegation of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Local 110 members delivered food…

Supporters taking low-key approach to Linn County gaming referendum
Compared to the costly, and at times contentious, lead-up to the 2013 Linn County gaming…

Paving for More Progress backers point to past success, future needs
By most metrics, the Paving for Progress local-option sales tax program has produced substantial tangible…

Casino developer, trades union enter project labor agreement for gaming facility
The Cedar Rapids Development Group (CRDG) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cedar…
Cedar Rapids allocating $3 million in ARPA funds to affordable housing, social service pool
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved allocating $3 million of the city’s American…

Raytheon earnings exceed estimates; Collins Aerospace sales up 7%
Raytheon Technologies released its third-quarter earning report Tuesday for both the company overall and its…

Dianna Edwards
Internist UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids AGE: 36 What was your first job? Construction…
Cedar Rapids City Council to appoint new city attorney
The Cedar Rapids City Council will vote to appoint Vanessa R. Chavez as the next…
Edgewood Logistics Park on track for first speculative industrial building
Developers of the Edgewood Logistics Park have announced an update to the construction of a…

Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates offer differing visions for city’s future at Rotary forum
The four candidates for Cedar Rapids mayor provided divergent appraisals of the city’s recent history,…

Condominium development coming to site near Brucemore
A 48-unit condominium development is in the works just west of the historic Brucemore mansion…

Brucemore Mansion temporarily closed for derecho repairs
Brucemore Mansion, a nationally significant historic site located in Cedar Rapids, has temporarily closed the…

Dupaco CCU opens two Corridor-based learning labs
Dupaco Community Credit Union — a nonprofit, member-owned financial cooperative headquartered in Dubuque — is…
