hospitality
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 properties, is an exciting but challenging opportunity – for the right developer, according to the property’s owner. “This property is really prime for redevelopment,” said…
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…
Tin Roost brings unique food in a big package
Outdoor dining on the elevated patio is a big part of the attraction at Tin…
Grubhub’s appetite worries Iowa City restaurateurs
By Steve Gravelle [email protected] IOWA CITY—Grubhub, the mobile food ordering and delivery giant, has been…
Inside Iowa City’s new ‘vue’
An interior rendering of the coming Vue restaurant, planned for the rooftop of the 12-story…
HR professional starts hospitality recruiting business
By Pat Shaver WEST LIBERTY—As a recruiter, Jaime Parizek has flipped through many resumes. Her…
