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Two Hotel at Kirkwood Center employees earn statewide honors

Two employees at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center received recognition at the Iowa Restaurant Association’s 2025 Iowa Hospitality Showcase, held recently at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Catering Sales Manager Ande Long was named to the 40 Women…

Mercy Medical Center now offering Inspire V sleep apnea implant procedure

Mercy Medical Center is now offering the Inspire V System, the newest version of Inspire…

Inspire sleep apnea system

Chipotle to open second Cedar Rapids location, including first ‘Chipotlane’ in Corridor

Chipotle Mexican Grill will open a new Cedar Rapids restaurant Tuesday in a standalone site…

New Chipotle Cedar Rapids Chipotlane

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center chef earns recognition at Iowa Restaurant Association Culinary Competition

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids earned runner-up honors at the Iowa Restaurant…

James Vido, chef at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center and honoree of the Iowa Restaurant Association's Culinary Competition Nov. 17.

Cedar Valley World Travel to close Nov. 26; Destinations Unlimited acquires clientele

Destinations Unlimited has acquired the clientele of Cedar Valley World Travel, a Cedar Rapids-based travel…

Destinations Unlimited logo

New Pioneer Food Co-op, Kinze Manufacturing rank among nation’s ‘most ethical companies’ in survey

New Pioneer Food Co-op ranks among the nation’s most ethical companies, according to a MarketBeat…

Iowa City-based artist Thomas Agran works on a mural celebrating Fairtrade Month at Coralville's New Pioneer Co-op Sept. 22, 2025.

Immuno Nano Med wins $15,000 top prize at UI JPEC Innovation Challenge

Immuno Nano Med, a company developing next-generation vaccines for infectious diseases, won first place and…

Professor in UI’s Department of Pathology Kevin Legge was awarded first place and $15,000 for Immuno Nano Med, a company developing next-generation vaccines for infectious diseases.

Network Imaging Solutions in North Liberty closing; 70 employees impacted

Networking Imaging Solutions (NIS), a 3PL facility in North Liberty, is closing its doors, according…

Networking Imaging Solutions NIS LLC North Liberty

UnityPoint Health becomes first organization to join Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights

UnityPoint Health has joined a new Mayo Clinic program that will give its clinicians access…

St. Luke’s Hospital

True Solar expanding to Illinois following customer referrals

True Solar is expanding its operations into Illinois, the solar energy provider announced Wednesday, Nov.…

True Solar IOwa

Iowa JPEC announces honorees for April awards ceremony

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will recognize seven entrepreneurs and mentors at…

Iowa JPEC 2025 honorees

Former UI Hospitals & Clinics director John Colloton dies at 94

John William Colloton, who led the University of Iowa’s hospital through an era of unprecedented…

John Colloton

Cedar Rapids Gazette to be acquired by Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia

Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia is purchasing the Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the…

The Gazette downtown Cedar Rapids

Linn County REC to rebrand as Corridor Energy Cooperative

Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) will rebrand as Corridor Energy Cooperative effective Dec. 8,…

Linn County REC Corridor Energy Cooperative

Girls Who Code students showcase holiday light displays across NewBo

Middle and high school students will unveil interactive light displays they designed and coded through…

Girls Who Code

UI Health Care, HACAP partner to address food insecurity among cancer patients

University of Iowa Health Care’s Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has distributed nearly 500 boxes of…

Staff in the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have passed out hundreds of food boxes to patients in need. UIHC