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Old Capitol tofu builds on an Iowa staple
Old Capitol Food Company has big plans for future growth, including new product lines and a move to a larger facility, says co-founder Jake...
Destinations Unlimited keeps a local mindset
Destinations Unlimited owners Duane Jasper and Anne Hender-Jasper shown on a recent afternoon in their company's downtown Cedar Rapids office. The Corridor travel agency...
Working for a living: Hunting for home
Iowa is known for its low cost of living, but for workers in the Corridor, affordable housing remains hard to find.
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
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Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Gregg Hammann
Nate and Gregg at George's Buffet in Iowa City. PHOTO ADAM MOORE
By Nate Kaeding
news@corridorbusiness.com
Ed. note: Sponsored by West Bank, this is the latest edition...
Nonprofits talk recruiting wins and woes
A volunteer sorts food at the Crisis Center food bank in a file photo. The nonprofit uses around 100 volunteers in its Crisis Intervention...
Are Iowa City Chamber, ICAD better together?
Kim Casko, president and CEO of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, focused on the future at the Chamber’s annual banquet Feb. 15....
Iowa City’s IDx finally in the fast lane
Decades after embracing the potential of AI to diagnose eye disease, University of Iowa retina specialist and IDx President Dr. Michael Abramoff may soon...
Home buyers, builders adjust to higher lumber costs
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
Record lumber prices are adding pressure to new home affordability in the Corridor even as builders see strong demand continuing in 2018...
Tax reform changes the affordable housing game
Without low-income housing tax credits, projects like Cedar Rapids’ Kingston Village
Apartments, a $9.7 million, 64-unit complex at 600 Second St. SW, may struggle to...