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A utility-grade solar installation west of Coggon will proceed to the second of three consideration after the Linn County Board of Supervisors disregarded an advisory panel’s recommendation that they deny it.

The three-month program will help the selected entrepreneurs turn their ideas into a reality as they tackle potential solutions to issues in education, childcare and other topics.

Marc Williams, senior vice president for operations at FedEx Ground, will be the keynote speaker for the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s annual meeting on Jan. 27.

Here are 10 business New Year's resolutions from the Better Business Bureau Cedar Rapids that you may want to consider for a successful 2022.

A 60-year-old ski and sledding attraction in western Iowa has been sold to Pottawattamie County for $3.5 million. The county plans to explore making the spot it a year-round destination.

What made the critical difference was the turkey industry’s decision to take it upon itself to hunt down the virulent strain.

Since 2016, Comic Sandwiches in Hiawatha has supplied shields and other props — batons, maces and battle hammers — to cosplayers and comic-book fans in two dozen countries.

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