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Big Grove For Good awards $32,000 to four Corridor nonprofits
Four nonprofit organizations serving the Corridor received $8,000 grants each this quarter as part of Big Grove For Good’s ongoing effort to fund community initiatives across Iowa and Nebraska. The Big Grove For Good Foundation distributed a total of $64,000…
Central Furniture Rescue names new CEO
Central Furniture Rescue named Rachel Cohen as its first chief executive officer, the organization announced…
Hinson forwards $10 million funding request to advance $56 million Tower Terrace Road Corridor project
Local leaders from the cities of Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Marion, Robins, and Linn County, together…
Details of UnityPoint layoff plans revealed
Notifications posted to the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website are providing…
ImOn Communications extends arena naming rights in Cedar Rapids
ImOn Communications, a Midwest-based provider of fiber internet services, announced Thursday it renewed its naming…
NFIB small business optimism index falls below 52-year average in March
Small business optimism declined in March as profit trends worsened and uncertainty climbed, according to…
Balanced Fitness & Health adds drug screening to workforce health services
Balanced Fitness & Health has expanded its services to offer Corridor employers an integrated workforce…
UnityPoint Health to outsource IT and Revenue Cycle functions
UnityPoint Health (UPH) announced it will be outsourcing its information technology (IT) and revenue cycle…
St. Luke’s Hospital to transition dental clinic operations to Eastern Iowa Health Center
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital and Eastern Iowa Health Center (EIHC) announced Tuesday that…
Five Corridor organizations receive Langhorne Leadership Development Grants
Five Johnson County organizations have been selected to receive the inaugural Dr. John E. Langhorne…
Iowa Leading Indicators Index edges up in February amid federal data gaps
Iowa’s Leading Indicators Index rose slightly in February, though federal government shutdown-related data gaps limited…
Holmes Murphy launches Holmes Base platform for property casualty operations
Holmes Murphy has launched Holmes Base, a proprietary platform built on Salesforce Financial Services Cloud…
NRC to hold public meeting April 14 on Duane Arnold restart
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting April 14 to discuss licensing reviews…
Transamerica confirms ‘fewer than 25’ layoffs in Iowa
Layoffs at Transamerica’s operations in Iowa have impacted “fewer than 25” employees, a Transamerica spokesperson…
Alliant Energy Foundation Awards Over $638,000 in Community Grants
The Alliant Energy Foundation announced Thursday it has awarded more than $638,000 in its first…
Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores joins S&P 500
Casey’s General Stores Inc. has been added to the S&P 500, marking the first time…
