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Leadership Iowa University concludes 2025 week-long program for college students
Leadership Iowa University completed its annual five-day program for 2025, with 18 college students and interns focused on professional development and exploring career opportunities in Iowa. The participants engaged in professional and personal development activities, toured businesses and industries, and…
Voting is open in UScellular’s Black History Month Art Contest
Voting is now open in UScellular’s fifth annual Black History Month Art Contest with the…
Tentative agreement heads off Teamsters strike against Aramark
Cedar Rapids-based Teamsters Local 238 in Cedar Rapids and Aramark Uniform Services have reached a…
UI Center for Hydrologic Development expands national reach
The University of Iowa College of Engineering is home to a new research center—the Center…
IWF now accepting applications for Core Grants
The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) is accepting applications for its 2024 Core Grants. Grant recipients…
CR to host national volleyball championships
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named Cedar Rapids Tourism and Kirkwood Community…
Bed Bath & Beyond closing Coralville store
Bed Bath & Beyond has announced plans to close its store in Coralville, one of…
Marion Community Build completes second property, hosts celebration
The Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) will host an event on Feb. 15 to celebrate…
Architecture billings continue to decline across U.S., Iowa
Demand for U.S. architecture firms’ design services declined in December 2022 according to a new…
BMO Harris receives regulatory approval to acquire Bank of the West
BMO Financial Group has received all regulatory approvals required to complete its acquisition of Bank…
Involta’s new DRaaS+ model boosts disaster recovery services
Involta, a Cedar Rapids-based hybrid IT, cloud computing and data center services company, has introduced…
UnityPoint Health nurses named 2023 Great Iowa Nurses
Fifty nurses at UnityPoint Health were named to the 2023 Great Iowa Nurses list including…
Coralville to host RAGBRAI 2023 overnight stop
For the first time since 2015, and the sixth time in its history, the city…
Mercy Cedar Rapids announces new Marion emergency department
Mercy Cedar Rapids has announced plans for its second off-site, hospital-based emergency department extension in…
UI study identifies potential target for treating addiction and relapse
New research from the University of Iowa finds that blocking an enzyme that lowers localized…
Grask Truck Group acquires Wichita-based Peterbilt truck dealer
Grask Truck Group — an Iowa-based Peterbilt truck dealer with locations in Cedar Rapids, Davenport,…
