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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 that the company says centralizes policy lifecycle management, exposure management, document access and data analysis for its property casualty clients. The insurance brokerage says Holmes…
Buy 319 encourages community members to shop local for holiday season
As the holiday season draws nearer, Shop Local initiatives in Eastern Iowa are rolling out…

Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 3.2% in October
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.2% in October, up from 3.1% a year…

Iowa ranks as the third top state searching online for ‘Black Friday’
For decades, Black Friday has been a tradition for U.S. households kicking off their holiday…

New Starbucks to replace former Cedar Rapids Hardees
A new Starbucks location is set to replace the former Hardees restaurant at the corner…

Mercy, Fairfax State Savings Bank announce Giving Tuesday challenge
The Mercy Medical Center Foundation has announced that Fairfax State Savings Bank will be matching…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza cases confirmed in Jones County
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture…

Housing Fund for Linn County offering loans for housing initiatives
The board of directors of the Housing Fund for Linn County is making up to…
Uptown Marion awarded $100K Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has awarded Uptown Marion – A Main Street Iowa…
$335,000 donation to The History Center endows Oral Histories LIVE! program
Local philanthropist Myron “Mike” Wilson recently donated $335,000 to the Cedar Rapids’ History Center to…

IWD, SkillBridge partner to help Iowa employers hire service members transitioning out of military life
On Nov. 9, Iowa Workforce Development announced a new partnership to help Iowa businesses expand…

Three Iowans receive inaugural Iowa Ambassador of Craft award
Doug Alberhasky, owner of John’s Grocery in Iowa City, is one of three recipients of…

Frontier Co-op investing $210k at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm
Frontier Co-op is investing $210,000 to advance regenerative agriculture at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm over…

Northwestern Mutual promises $500k to Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa has made a new $500,000 promise to the University of Iowa…
Casey’s recognized for its diverse board of directors
Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores, Inc. is being recognized Wednesday, Nov. 8, by the Women’s Forum of…

Money magazine names Veridian among best banks, credit unions in Midwest
Money magazine has named Veridian Credit Union among the top five Best Banks and Credit…






