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Cedar Rapids Walmart Supercenter unveils remodel with ribbon-cutting event

The Walmart Supercenter at 3601 29th Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids will unveil its first major remodel since opening in 1999 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 23. The 205,000-square-foot store has undergone significant renovations over the…

UFG sells United Life for $280M

UFG’s headquarters in Cedar Rapids, shown in an undated photo. CREDIT CBJ   By Dave…

5 things to avoid when building your marketing budget

By Brittani Wilson/Guest Column It’s that time of year again – the leaves are beginning…

CR businesses upbeat on city – minus floods

Downtown Cedar Rapids. PHOTO CR METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE   By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The latest…

CR native leads launch of Google job-search feature

Google’s new job search feature is designed to make the job search process easier by…

GoDaddy focuses on low-income startups in CR

Antwan Hodges (left) and Arnold Smith stand outside the Paul Engle Center for Neighborhood Arts…

Mercy Medical Center named one of nation’s 100 Top Hospitals

For the fifth consecutive year, Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids was named one of…

329 building to add NewBo housing option

The 329 building planned by Ahmann Companies will fill a gap in Cedar Rapids’ 12th…

CR’s Glenbrook Centre to get a new look

An architect’s rendering of renovations planned for the Glenbrook Centre in Cedar Rapids. RENDERING KAJAT…

Mount Vernon Road plan seeks city council approval

The eastern segment of the Mount Vernon Road corridor is shown looking west from the…

Demand grows for Corridor apprenticeship programs

Third-year apprentice Chris Nicholson of Coralville practices stick-welding a steel plate at the Plumbers &…

Q&A: Brian Crowe

Q&A: Brian Crowe Economic Development Strategist Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance   By CBJ News…

Hibu move more than fills downtown CR office gap

Hibu CEO Kevin Jasper discusses the company’s plans to relocate to the Town Centre building…

Cedar Rapids officials: Flood preparations complete

Volunteers stack sandbags outside the Geonetric building on Sept. 23 in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo district. …

Could a smaller CR casino squeeze in the door?

A rendering shows the proposed design of the Wild Rose Cedar Rapids, with a skywalk…

Cedar Rapids’ retail sector heating up

Van Miller, a broker associate with GLD Commercial talks about developments in Cedar Rapids during…