July 2016 – Cedar Rapids Economic Dev

Groundbreaking set for The Depot development in NewBo

July 23, 2016

CEDAR RAPIDS — Construction is expected to begin shortly after next Friday’s groundbreaking for The Depot, a $20 million mixed use development behind the NewBo City Market. Ahmann Companies Inc. is developing the four-building, 90,000-square-foot residential, office and retail complex on the 4.8-acre site of the...

$25 million awarded for Cedar Rapids intermodal transportation facility

July 7, 2016

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $25 million to build a full service intermodal facility in Cedar Rapids. Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the award Thursday. The federal funding will come from the Fostering Advancements...

$15 million Smulekoff’s renovation ‘screaming along’ in Cedar Rapids

July 5, 2016

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s been nearly 75 years since Smulekoff’s opened its doors in a building at 97 Third Ave. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids. The legendary home furnishings store is now gone — closed in 2014 after 125 years in business at three locations —...