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CBJ Newsmakers: Cedar Rapids council propels First and First project forward
This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff of the Corridor Business Journal is a compilation of the year’s most noteworthy articles and projects, as told through stories that appeared in the…
Lumber prices threaten to stall state’s homebuilding market
Home construction and remodeling have been among the bright spots of 2020’s bleak pandemic economy…

$100M project gets recommendation for Kingston site
First & First West site (left). CREDIT City of Cedar Rapids By CBJ News Staff…

Commercial projects forge on, but future looms large
Construction continues with more stringent health and safety measures at the Xtream Arena and the…

Dupaco plans Learning Lab branch in Cedar Rapids
The Dupaco Learning Lab branch in Marion. CREDIT Dupaco By CBJ News Staff [email protected]…

Make casino site a downtown catalyst
CBJ Editorial In early 2000s the city of Iowa City had a prime piece of…
The Depot transforms brownfields to urban block
The Depot has transformed the 12th Avenue streetscape in NewBo, providing live-work opportunities in a…

Best Real Estate Developer: Ahmann Companies
“One-stop shop” is the name of the game for Hiawatha’s Ahmann Companies, voted Best Real…

Ahmann Companies ‘Pivot’ into real estate sales
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Ahmann Companies has launched a commercial real estate firm, Pivot Real…

Beranek named CBJ’s 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year
Gerald Beranek, of BeraTek Industries, accepting the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year award from the…

Best Real Estate Developer: Ahmann Companies
The Fountains, an Ahmann Companies development on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids. PHOTO/ANGELA HOLMES…

New owners, big plans for NewBo anchor
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The Chrome Horse chapter is over at the 107-year-old ZCBJ…

Fountains in CR continues to expand
By Angela Holmes CEDAR RAPIDS – From a blank slate a little over a year…

Developers talk growth, challenges
By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS – Shopping malls, property taxes and economic growth were hot…
