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Joe Ahmann's $120 million plan at Highway 100
HIAWATHA #xad;- Joe Ahmann carries a set of blue folders from his office at his Hiawatha headquarters, some of them inches thick from the stacks of documents and drawings inside. He wears a quarter-zip sweater with the sleeves pushed up to just below the elbow. → Read More
Syncbak to double employee count, move to new offices
Syncbak Inc., a Cedar Rapids-based video streaming company, plans to double its workforce over the next six months as it searches for new office space in the Corridor. → Read More
Collins Aerospace to offer voluntary buyouts
Collins Aerospace has told employees it will offer voluntary severance packages in the near future. → Read More
Waverly family to take over Mount Vernon True Value
CEDAR RAPIDS #xad;- The Mount Vernon Road True Value will close for several weeks for remodeling later this month, but will remain open under new ownership starting next year. → Read More
Downtown Cedar Rapids Harold's Chicken closed
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Harold's Chicken on the first floor of the Roosevelt building in downtown Cedar Rapids has closed, but a sign on the restaurant's door offers no clear indication as to its future. → Read More
After a year of restoration, Brucemore's pipe organ sings again
For almost a year, the baroque tones of a Skinner Pipe Organ did not echo through the hallways of the Brucemore Mansion. → Read More
Marion approves $15 million Squaw Creek Crossing apartments
MARION - The Marion City Council has OK'd building a trio of apartments and mixed-use buildings, a major expansion of the larger Squaw Creek Crossing development north of Highway 151. → Read More
Involta buys Ohio-based IT business
Information technology company Involta purchased ITLynk, an Ohio-based IT managed services company, the company said Thursday. → Read More
Van Meter to sell Chicago office
CEDAR RAPIDS - Van Meter Inc. has agreed to sell its Chicago distribution office to Connexion, an electrical and lighting supplier based in Chicago. → Read More
Soybean prices rally on U.S.-China trade meeting, but details slim
Farmers across Eastern Iowa and the United States woke up Monday to a rally in soybean prices in the wake of a highly watched meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. But it's not clear if an announced halt on tariffs will revive grain trade between the two major economies. → Read More
Should we pay people to move to Iowa?
Some government officials and economic development leaders across the United States have taken the phrase 'you couldn't pay me to live there' as a challenge. → Read More
HACAP shatters food distribution records in November
The food bank distributor that supports local pantries across the Corridor and Eastern Iowa has given out more food this November than it has in its history, signaling a rise in people seeking hunger assistance. → Read More
UTC closes Rockwell Collins acquisition
CEDAR RAPIDS - United Technologies Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins late Monday, more than a year after it announced plans to buy Cedar Rapids' largest employer. → Read More
Longtime bakery Kathy's Pies up for sale
CEDAR RAPIDS - The owners of Kathy's Pies are seeking to sell the downtown bakery after more than 30 years of family ownership. → Read More
Czech Village says it's primed for business
CEDAR RAPIDS - With Czech Village seeing new retailers and restaurants opening shop recently and into the next few months, it could be a signal that the district is benefiting from the New Bohemia neighborhood's proximity just across the river. → Read More
Report: Linn, Johnson counties show wage growth near 4 percent
Linn and Johnson County employees saw their wages rise on average by 3.9 and 3.7 percent respectively from June last year to June 2018, according to new federal data. → Read More
Southwestside Ramada reaching end of remodels for year
CEDAR RAPIDS - The former Clarion Hotel has finished its remodel of its lobby and meeting areas this year. → Read More
Thanksgiving turkeys cheaper this year, Thanks, trade war.
Your Thanksgiving turkey likely will be cheaper than usual this year, as lower foreign demand and competition from other meats push bird prices down. → Read More
Manchester native runs the Chicago Marathon barefoot
On a foggy day early last month, Sophie Guetzko was one of almost 45,000 people to run and finish the Chicago Marathon. But there were two things that set her apart from the rest of the pack: she ran it while coping with a debilitating pain disorder, and she ran it without wearing any shoes. → Read More
Blue Strawberry sold to Marion entrepreneur
The downtown coffee roaster and lunch eatery Blue Strawberry has been sold to a Marion entrepreneur. → Read More