hospitality

hotelVetro, 201 S. Linn St. Iowa City, pictured Feb. 10, 2026. The hotel closed in November after the building it was housed in reverted to the bank in a foreclosure suit. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Iowa City hotel closures: What the data actually shows

At 15 stories high, The Chauncey building at 404 E. College St. in Iowa City easily towers over the downtown area. The building houses nonprofit cinema FilmScene, fix! Coffee and until recently, SpareMe Bowl & Arcade and Hotel Chauncey, the…

U.S. Bank building sale offers challenging, exciting opportunity

The sale of the former U.S. Bank building in downtown Cedar Rapids, and its associated…

U.S. Bank building complex

Iowa Restaurant Association names four Corridor businesses in 40 Women to Watch list

The Iowa Restaurant Association has announced its 2024 list of 40 Women to Watch in…

Kinseth Hospitality selected as Iowa hoteliers of the year

Coralville-based Kinseth Hospitality Companies have been named the 2024 Hoteliers of the Year by the…

Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center unveils reimagined restaurant

A new restaurant is open for business in Coralville, representing the final phase in the…

Watermill Kitchen + Bar, located next to Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center at 300 E. 9th St.

Coralville Hyatt unveils guest rooms in first phase of multi-million dollar renovation

The Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, 300 E 9th St., is celebrating a…

The exterior of Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center at dusk. CREDIT HYATT REGENCY

Iowa tourism associations, legislators discuss 2022 appropriations

The Iowa Travel Industry Partners (iTIP) association discussed recent tourism appropriations and 2023 goals with…

Return to the office?

What does a return to work look like? There’s no single answer or prescribed process,…

Week brings glimmers of hope for area boutique hotels

The 65-room Hotel Millwright in Amana combines history and modern industrial design. The hotel will…

Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating…

Hawkeye Hotels offers discounts for health care workers

The Fairfield Inn & Suites Coralville, owned and operated by Hawkeye Hotels, on a recent…

Corridor’s hoteliers hanging by a thread

The Coralville Marriott was quiet on March 31 aside from a few employee cars. Hotel…

Iowa jobless claims set another weekly record

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of new unemployment claims in Iowa during the…

Restaurants try to carry on as carry out dwindles

Carmen Legaspi, of La Reyna Mexican restaurant in Vinton. She says business at the establishment…

Fast food restaurants adapt to pandemic restrictions

Fast food franchisees are racing to keep up in a rapidly changing health and business…

Pizza Ranch gets a new look in Iowa City

A rendering of the new Pizza Ranch building coming to Gateway One Plaza in Iowa…