A proposed downtown area hotel makes Cedar Rapids more competitive

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Coming soon, a new hotel is planned for the Kingston Yard Development next to the Pickle Palace and Big Grove Brewery.

“It has a pesto base,” said Carol Elliot, owner of Aroma Artisan Pizza in Kingston Yard.

The reason she expanded to this location from NewBo City Market is because she believed all the ingredients are here for a successful business. Big Grove Brewery and the Pickle Palace are neighbors, and a new Cedar Rapids Casino is planned just blocks away. And now a new AC by Marriott Hotel…

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