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Corridor sports complexes serve up wins on and off the court

If you were a Midwest kid playing sports in the ‘80s or ‘90s, you can probably still smell it — the old, dusty rubber and plastic, years of baked-in sweat from previous kid athletes emanating from the sports equipment shed…

“Field of Dreams” gets $12M grant; no game next year?

A hologram of the late Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Harry Caray singing “Take Me…

Cedar Rapids third baseman Seth Gray makes a running throw during the first minor league game played at the "Field of Dreams" movie site. With a capacity crowd of 8,000 in attendance Tuesday, Gray's Kernels fell 7-2 to their regional rivals, the Quad Cities River Bandits. Two nights later, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, in the second annual Major League Baseball game saluting the famed film. The games and events surrounding them have sparked development plans in Dyersville, Iowa, with Iowa awarding a $12.5 million grant this week to support the tourism attraction's expansion.

Heartlanders promote Head Coach and Assistant Coach

The Iowa Heartlanders announced the promotions of Head Coach Gerry Fleming and Assistant Coach Derek…

Iowa Heartlanders Head Coach Gerry Fleming.

Xtream Arena will host new wrestling tournament

A new wrestling tournament is coming to Coralville. On Wednesday, May 11, the Iowa City…

xtream Arena wrestling tournament

Tom Hamilton named Coralville’s Iowa Heartlanders Team President

The Iowa Heartlanders, a new ice hockey team in Coralville, has announced Tom Hamilton as…

Tom Hamilton has been named President of the Iowa Heartlanders.

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Mark Carlson

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

Businesses face fall without Hawkeye football

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] Still reeling from the one-two-three blow of a crippling pandemic, a…

Ag tech startup Rantizo joins COVID-19 fight

A drone spraying seating in a stadium. CREDIT Rantizo   By CBJ News Staff [email protected] …

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Tom Brands

Coach Brands instructs members of his bench during a recent match at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Coach…

CRCC golf course completes Ross-toration

Cedar Rapids Country Club Head Golf Pro Dustin Toner stands just beyond the fully restored…