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The owner of the half-finished Broad and Main project faced foreclosure, but a contractor has agreed to buy and finish it by the end of 2026.

Heartland’s “aggressive goals” include implementing more edge-of-field practices, more cover crops and bolstering community engagement.

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. They also said a genetic analysis had suggested the bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient, which could have led to the more severe illness.

The detection of avian flu in the flock of 60 chickens, ducks and geese was the first in three weeks in domestic birds in Iowa. Meanwhile, a Louisiana resident who was infected has died.

The Gazette’s Business Notes is a compendium of the week’s promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.

The industrial corridor along Sixth Street SW and 76th Avenue SW nearly to Swisher has drawn more than $1 billion worth of development since 2017, according to the city. The projects accounted for 949 new jobs and nearly as many listed as retained.

Longtime Collins manager started his business in 2018

Signs for the restaurant have reappeared at 4330 16th Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids — a space previously home to Highway 30 Diner, which moved to 1519 Sixth St. SW in June.