Monthly Archives: August 2020
General Mills awarded tax credits for CR plant upgrades
The General Mills production facility in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board has approved tax credits through the...
Expanding entrepreneurship: Empower by GoDaddy going Corridor-wide
Jermaine Wilson prepares to hit the streets for his Jay's Water Ice business in Cedar Rapids on Aug. 7. PHOTO DAVE DEWITT
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
Although...
Floral entrepreneur takes big risk on pandemic pivot
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
Entrepreneur Allison Krivachek spent three years building her Tiffin-based floral operation from a one-woman shop into an Eastern Iowa wedding powerhouse, providing...
Reynolds seeking USDA disaster designation
The USDA has estimated that 3.57 million acres of corn and 2.5 million acres of soybeans in the state were severely damaged by the...
McGregors to close Coralville store after 33 years
McGregors' Coralville location, which is set to close after 33 years. CREDIT MCGREGORS
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
McGregors Furniture is closing its Coralville location after 33...
Trump pledges federal help as power returns to CR
The heavily damaged MAC health club in southwest Cedar Rapids, shown on the morning of Aug. 18.
By CBJ News Staff
news@corridorbusiness.com
President Donald Trump made an...