Cedar Rapids
UPDATE: Collins Aerospace confirms layoffs at Cedar Rapids, Decorah operations
Collins Aerospace confirmed it has laid off 131 employees from its Cedar Rapids and Decorah operations. “To ensure we are structured to best meet our customers’ needs, we have realigned resources and are optimizing our organizational structure where needed, including…
Burgerfiend closes northeast Cedar Rapids location; southwest location remains
A few years removed from relocating their business from southwest to northeast Cedar Rapids, Burgerfiend…
Transportation provider GTI USA opens Cedar Rapids office
Total transportation management provider GTI USA has announced it will open a new office in…
Color Web Printers ending newspaper printing operations
Color Web Printers announced Friday morning it’s ending newspaper printing operations at its Cedar Rapids…
Cedar Rapids named 13th best for first-time homebuyers
Cedar Rapids is the 13th best city in the United States for first-time homebuyers, according…
Former Melting Bite reopening soon as Delhicacy
The former Melting Bite will be reopening soon – with a new name and at…
General Mills reports drop in fourth quarter net earnings, EPS
General Mills, which operates a cereal plant in southwest Cedar Rapids, reported a drop in…
In-person payments no longer taken at Cedar Rapids city buildings
Following the success of residents moving to alternate payment methods while city buildings have been…
Is regionalism dead?
The Greater Des Moines region has its act together (See the related guest opinion). We…
FedEx project brings ‘new chapter of growth’ to Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a term sheet with FedEx Ground…
Cobra Metals to redevelop vacant building as new headquarters
Cobra Metals, a Pinnacle Engineering spinout, will redevelop property at 1203 Rockford Road SW in…
Big shoes at Kirkwood
An important economic development position at a key Corridor institution is going to Jasmine Almoayyed.…
Proposed Cedar Rapids FedEx facility would bring 481 jobs
A massive new 479,000-square-foot FedEx facility could be coming to Cedar Rapids if the city…
Union at Wiley brings 180 affordable units to Cedar Rapids
Nearly 200 affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are on the way to southwest Cedar…
More work, fewer hands
It’s no secret that employers have struggled with workforce issues over the past year –…
Moody’s assigns Aaa rating to Linn County bonds
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Aaa rating to Linn County’s $5.1 million general obligation (GO)…
