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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,…
Uptown Friday Nights returning this summer
For the first time since 2021, the Cedar Rapids Jaycees’ Uptown Friday Nights program will…

2022’s Coolest Places to Work in the Corridor
Each year the CBJ’s Coolest Places to Work award identifies and honors local companies that…
Economic alliance creates list of free summer events in Cedar Rapids
Recognizing that rising gas prices may be forcing local families to rethink summer vacation plans,…

Thew Brewing reborn as The Lucky Cat
Thew Brewing is being reborn with a new name, a slight facelift and a focus…

Integrated Connection named CBJ’s 2022 Fastest Growing Company
With 248.5% growth between 2019-2021, Integrated Connection LLC was named the Corridor Business Journal’s 2022…

Xtream Arena will host new wrestling tournament
A new wrestling tournament is coming to Coralville. On Wednesday, May 11, the Iowa City…

Local businesses gear up for Cinco de Mayo in Cedar Rapids
It may not be an official U.S. holiday, but many local businesses in Cedar Rapids…

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs, hiring events this spring
April and May will be busy months for the IowaWORKS offices in Cedar Rapids and…
