Cedar Rapids

Hawkeye Downs Speedway to host dirt track events for 100th anniversary
Hawkeye Downs Speedway will return to its dirt track origins this fall with a series of special racing events commemorating the venue’s 100th anniversary. The quarter-mile track operated as a dirt facility from its founding in 1925 until the mid-1980s,…
TAURA expansion at IFF Cedar Rapids facility is ‘significant milestone’
As International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) evaluated possible sites for its first TAURA fruit ingredient…

UPDATED: Longtime Cedar Rapids jeweler Herman Ginsberg dies at 99
Emil Herman Ginsberg, an icon of the Cedar Rapids area jewelry community and a prominent…

Cedar Rapids hospitals warn of potential phone scam
UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and Mercy Medical Center, both in Cedar Rapids, are warning the…

BHFO to lay off 32 workers in May
BHFO, an online discount designer fashion retailer based in Cedar Rapids, will lay off 32…

Rezoning for new Tractor Supply store in Cedar Rapids draws concerns from neighboring property owners
A new Tractor Supply store is being planned in southwest Cedar Rapids, but some neighboring…

Community Savings Bank Cedar Rapids branch relocating downtown
The Cedar Rapids branch of Community Savings Bank (CSB) will be relocating soon to the…

UScellular to cut 232 positions in Corridor, nearly 500 positions in Iowa
Wireless phone service provider UScellular will cut 232 positions in the Corridor and nearly 500…

Kirkwood, IowaWORKS announce Cedar Rapids workforce services partnership
Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS have formed a new partnership to improve the availability and…

Street Food Festival slated for July 19 at Ellis Park
The Street Food Fighter, a food truck business serving Asian-inspired fusion street food established in…

Crystal Group sponsors University of Iowa student to attend USS Iowa commissioning
Current University of Iowa student and U.S. Navy veteran Thomas Lutz will attend the commissioning…

Eastern Iowa producers speak out against cancellation of food assistance funding
Operators of several Eastern Iowa small farms and food assistance programs gathered Monday, March 31…

Groundbreaking set April 24 for new AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston Yard
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held April 24 for the new AC Hotel by Marriott…

Cedar Valley Humane Society breaks ground on expansion of new Adoption Center
The Cedar Valley Humane Society (CVHS) has broken ground on the next phase of its…

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…

Infinity announces plans to hire for 100 new positions
Infinity, an inside sales and customer service agency with headquarters offices in Cedar Rapids and…
