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.

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.

Nov 4, 2024 · The Economic Forecast Luncheon features a keynote speaker and panel of local business leaders who will provide insight into where the economy is heading and the biggest opportunities and challenges facing their industries and the region.

Nov 6, 2024 · Work is under way on a redevelopment project that promises to transform the Hawkeye Downs property in southwest Cedar Rapids. The plan received a boost this week, as the Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously – with an abstention from council member Scott Olson, who is a member of the Hawkeye Downs board of directors – to approve a development agreement with Sunline Inc., an entity of ...

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Dec 30, 2024 · Newsmakers update: EV sales and charging infrastructure grow with $16M federal boost Like much of the country, electric vehicles (EVs) continue to make an impact on Iowa’s transportation landscape. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation released a report on Iowa Electric Vehicle and Public Charging Data in October, which states that there has been an increase in the number of both EV sales ...

Sep 24, 2024 · A proposed $750 million data center development in southwest Cedar Rapids is set to supplant the proposed $576 million Google data center as the largest economic development project in the city’s history.

Dec 3, 2024 · Cargill, the largest privately-held company in the U.S. according to Forbes, is laying off 5% of its global workforce. The Minnesota-based ag commodities trader attributed the change as part of a “long-term strategy” the company worked on earlier this year.

Oct 8, 2024 · Teamsters Local 238 members voted Oct. 1 to authorize the strike after the company’s three-year contract with the Teamsters expired at midnight Sept. 30 without a new contract in place.. Mr. Scheetz said that about 100 workers at the corn milling plant are participating in the strike, and that “a vast majority” of those workers voted at a union meeting Oct. 1 to reject the most recent ...

Jan 21, 2025 · A sign for the Wahlburgers at Hy-Vee location at 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT Hy-Vee will transition all its in-store restaurant locations across the Midwest from Wahlburgers back to Hy-Vee Market Grille locations. The move was announced in a news release Monday, Jan ...