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Ron Corbett, CR’s economic development mayor, looks back
Ron Corbett, shown in his former office at Cedar Rapids City Hall during a December interview. PHOTO ADAM MOORE
By Dave DeWitte
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He was the economic...
HBK sees Corridor as a place to grow
HBK Engineering's new Cedar Rapids office, located in The National building at 1203 Third St. SE. The building is also home to Moxie Solar's...
329 building to add NewBo housing option
The 329 building planned by Ahmann Companies will fill a gap in Cedar Rapids' 12th Avenue streetscape, between the National and the Geonetric building....
CR businesses avoid major flood damage, but challenges remain
City workers survey floodwaters and businesses on the other side of a line of Hesco barriers deployed at 16th Avenue in Cedar Rapids on...
New owners, big plans for NewBo anchor
By Dave DeWitte
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The Chrome Horse chapter is over at the 107-year-old ZCBJ building, one of the architectural pillars of Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia District,...
Dining options multiply in CR district
By Cindy Hadish
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Patience has been the cornerstone for the owners of a forthcoming restaurant in Czech Village.
After more than a year of work, Lenny...
$17.5 million Depot to energize NewBo
By Dave DeWitte
A $17.5 million development proposed for a city-owned brownfield site promises to bring some of the live-work-play synergy the New Bohemia neighborhood...
NewBo artist inspired by creative neighborhood
Poster art on display at new Gallery Bo
By Sarah Binder
CEDAR RAPIDS—Power to the people.
For the last 10 years, local artist Russ Fagle has been...
Thomas Moore: reluctant leader set to retire
By Sarah Binder
Thomas Moore never planned to open a museum.
“I was not a museum person,” he said. “My interest was in young people at our...
2012 in review: Emerging neighborhoods flourish as flood recovery continues
By Sarah Binder
LINN COUNTY--2012 was a year for the record books.
It was the year that influential entities were able to return to a permanent...