Tag: Cedar Rapids
CR native returns to start brewery
By Angela Holmes
CEDAR RAPIDS – Quinton McClain is proud of the progress his hometown has made in the past decade, especially in the five...
Geonetric leaders to launch startup accelerator
By Gigi Wood
CEDAR RAPIDS – Geonetric and ImOn Communications leaders on Sept. 9 announced a new business accelerator to help launch startup companies in...
Bracing for Obamacare
By Gigi Wood
CEDAR RAPIDS – Typically in the Corridor, when people talk about looking forward to October, they’re referring to Hawkeye football games or...
NewBo City Market wraps up inaugural year
By Pat Shaver
Photo by Rachel Jessen
The NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids has had a productive year.
The market, which opened in October, is the...
Building leaders locally
By Leah Grout Garris
Photo by Rachel Jessen
CEDAR RAPIDS -- Two Corridor companies invest in leadership development for employees as a way to improve business.
“Managers...
Geonetric to build business incubator, partners with Vault Coworking
By Gigi Wood
CEDAR RAPIDS – Tony Hsieh, the iconic CEO of Zappos.com, has led the development of a business incubator campus in downtown Las Vegas.
Mr....
RuffaloCODY plans continued growth, expansion
By Molly Altorfer
CEDAR RAPIDS -- With a recent investment from growth equity investor Summit Partners, Cedar Rapids-based RuffaloCODY continues to dominate the marketplace of...
Inaugural Coolest Places to Work unveiled
By Gigi Wood
CEDAR RAPIDS – Ah, company culture, that coveted intangible.
To stay competitive in today’s market, employers want to attract and retain the best...
Leading by example
By Angela Holmes
CEDAR RAPIDS – When Frew Development Group took over the long-struggling Westdale Mall the first of the year, the Denver-based company knew...
Spring floods test lessons from 2008
By Cindy Hadish
CORRIDOR--Relentless rains pummeled Cedar Rapids as Mayor Ron Corbett discussed remaining recovery efforts, nearly five years after unprecedented flooding engulfed the city's...