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Iowa City’s literary mission endures
Paul Engle, the late poet and arts entrepreneur who led the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and co-founded the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, once said, “If you are reading poetry to each other, you are not fighting each other.” In…
Learning from ICR’s failure
The joint economic development venture between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City was supposed to attract…
Godwin named permanent CEO at ACT
Janet Godwin Janet Godwin has been named the permanent CEO of ACT Inc., the Iowa…
ICR Iowa reorganizing with focus on external marketing
An economic development venture launched three years ago to market the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area…
Winter Up program to assist downtown Iowa City restaurants
The Iowa City Downtown District in collaboration with the city of Iowa City announced a…
ACT settles class action suit for $16M
ACT Inc. has agreed to a $16 million settlement over a class action lawsuit alleging…
U.S. Bank to close five Corridor branches
U.S. Bank plans to close one branch each in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Washington, West…
IC dog community center facility to be named W.A.L.K.
The proposed W.A.L.K. dog center CREDIT: Shive-Hattery Inc. The name ‘W.A.L.K.’ has been chosen for…
Bar owners sound off on shutdown impacts: ‘We are being crushed’
DC’s on Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall was serving customers the night of Sept. 30. But…
Businesses face fall without Hawkeye football
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Still reeling from the one-two-three blow of a crippling pandemic, a…
Hotel report shows dire numbers since start of pandemic
CHART: The percent of hotel rooms booked two weeks before Labor Day dropped dramatically from…
RMHC-EIWI names Greene new executive director
Shannon Greene By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa…
Weekend opening set for new Target store in downtown IC
Inside a small-format Target store near the campus of the University of California Berkeley. CREDIT TARGET By CBJ…
ACT delays online test launch as headwinds mount
Months of COVID-19 related test date cancellations have frustrated students and parents as time ticks…
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: David Barker
Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…
Keep Iowa ahead of online sales curve
CBJ Editorial There are hundreds of state rankings with varying levels of authenticity and usefulness,…