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TrueNorth giving tops $1.5 million for 2025
Cedar Rapids-based TrueNorth Companies L.C. totaled $1,555,295 in charitable giving in 2025, marking another year the firm surpassed $1 million in philanthropy, the company announced at its December all-colleague meeting. The funds were raised through several sources, including community funds…
Linn County supervisors schedule last two readings for Duane Arnold rezoning
The Linn County Board of Supervisors has scheduled its final two public meetings to consider…
North Liberty, Greater Iowa City, Inc. launch small business grant program
Small businesses in North Liberty can apply for grants up to $10,000 through a new…
UFG Insurance marks 80 years of operations
Cedar Rapids-based UFG Insurance marks eight decades of operations this year, growing from its 1946…
Mercy Medical Center performs first surgery with new breast cancer detection device
Mercy Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to use newly FDA-approved MarginProbe…
West Music named 2025 Retailer of the Year by Music Inc. magazine
West Music has been named the 2025 Retailer of the Year by Music Inc. magazine,…
Cedar Rapids housing pilot program exceeds goals, houses 37 in first year
A landlord and tenant incentive program in Linn County has surpassed its initial goals in…
Uptown Coffee Company to open second location at NewBo City Market
Uptown Coffee Company will expand to a second location in 2026 in Cedar Rapids, taking…
Anonymous $2M gift enables Cedar Rapids senior center construction
An anonymous donor has contributed $2 million toward Horizons’ planned Center for Older Adults, bringing…
Allsop gift to name park, Busse westside library spaces
The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation announced a major gift from the Robert & Elizabeth…
Loren Hartelt to lead Downtown Cedar Rapids commission
Loren Hartelt of CRST will become the new chair of the Downtown Cedar Rapids Self-Supported…
Mercy Medical Center receives dementia-friendly designation
Mercy Medical Center has been designated as a Dementia Friendly Organization by Dementia Friendly Iowa,…
Duane Arnold Energy Center achieves restart milestone with generator rotor removal
The Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo has completed its first major equipment operation in…
Coe College aviation students complete first solo flights
Three Coe College students completed solo training flights Dec. 9, marking the first solo flights…
Abbe Hills Farm owner receives sustainable agriculture award
A Mount Vernon vegetable grower who established one of Iowa’s first community-supported agriculture programs will…
The Downtown Dish: A toast to Iowa City’s history with Doug Alberhasky
In this episode of the Downtown Dish podcast, hosts Charlie Nusser and Anna Moyers Stone…
