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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…

Photos: 2015 Fastest Growing Companies

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…