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Nov 5, 2024 · Heather and Chris Scheck, owners of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Cedar Rapids, stand at the site of the restaurant's new building, set to open in April 2025.

The Corridor Media Group and the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) are partnering to present the Iowa 500 networking event, where attendees will mix and mingle with the state’s most influential at this reception celebrating our publication of “Iowa 500” business leader guide.

Dec 18, 2024 · Local Realtor Tiffany Earl Williams and the firm she founded, Midwest Equity Group, are planning an $11 million redevelopment of the former Wells Fargo Bank building in the heart of downtown Cedar Rapids.

Oct 24, 2024 · NextEra Energy chairman, president and chief executive officer John Ketchum said this week the company is “very interested” in re-commissioning and restarting the former Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear plant near Palo, as two large data center developments in Cedar Rapids are set to bring a heavy new demand for electrical power.

Jan 7, 2025 · A pair of studies examining the Iowa gaming market – and the impact of a proposed new Cedar Rapids casino complex on that market – are painting a mixed picture, extolling several virtues of the new casino proposal while warning of an overall downturn in Iowa casino proceeds and the revenue “cannibalization” of a new casino on …

Nov 13, 2024 · A Des Moines-based group has launched a campaign against the effort to obtain a gaming license for a Cedar Rapids casino. Iowans for Common Sense, which bills itself as “a grassroots coalition dedicated to preserving the integrity of Iowa’s communities,” issued a news release Tuesday, Nov. 12, calling on area residents to stand against the push for a …

Dec 20, 2024 · The Halal Guys, a fast-food chain featuring Middle Eastern cuisine with an American twist, will open its first Iowa location in Coralville this weekend.

Jan 3, 2025 · Collins Aerospace has announced a comprehensive avionics upgrade and modernization program for Beechcraft King Air and Hawker aircraft. According to a Collins release, the modernization program, spanning Collins’ Pro Line Fusion and Pro Line 21 advanced avionics systems and produced at the company’s Cedar Rapids facility, advances aircraft performance and safety while also equipping ...

Dec 9, 2024 · The average American spends approximately $13,500 a year on health care, CMS.gov says, and as a share of the nation’s GDP, health spending accounted for 17.3% – close to the same percentage of health care claims that are denied by insurance.