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Hawkeye Downs Speedway to host dirt track events for 100th anniversary
Hawkeye Downs Speedway will return to its dirt track origins this fall with a series of special racing events commemorating the venue’s 100th anniversary. The quarter-mile track operated as a dirt facility from its founding in 1925 until the mid-1980s,…
Linn Area Credit Union sponsors Emerging Entrepreneur program with NewBo City Market
Linn Area Credit Union (LACU) and the NewBo City Market (NBCM) are partnering to bring…
Folience announces departure of CEO Goldstein
Folience, a Cedar Rapids-based ESOP-owned holding company whose holdings include The Gazette, announced Jan. 26…
GreenState Credit Union launches Rainy-Day Savings Account
GreenState Credit Union has launched a Rainy-Day Savings Account program to help clients save for…
Iowa Credit Union Foundation invests in Iowans’ financial well-being
In an effort to champion the financial well-being of Iowans, the Iowa Credit Union Foundation…
North Liberty developer pitches sports facility, seeks city partnership
A proposed entertainment district in North Liberty will include a 33,600-square-foot sports recreation facility that…
‘Race for the Space’ winner KETO Kitchen celebrating grand opening today
The winner of the “Race for the Space” program, The KETO Kitchen, will host a…
Marco’s Grilled Cheese to open in old Pita Pit location
Marco’s Grilled Cheese is headed to Coralville this year, following Pita Pit closing its only…
Iowa City Council advances senior housing community plan
Iowa City Council unanimously voted on first consideration Jan. 24 to rezone the future site…
TLC Associates completes Latin America expansion
TLC Associates, a veteran-owned, Cedar Rapids-based corporation, has completed major expansions in Santo Domingo, Dominican…
Dual-brand hotel seeks March groundbreaking in Coralville
A dual-brand, four-story hotel and accompanying retail space could be in development soon in Coralville…
Habitat for Humanity, Whirlpool partner on energy-efficient Cedar Rapids home
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity and Whirlpool Corporation have come together to build an energy-efficient,…
City of Washington receives $400,000 grant for housing rehabilitation
The city of Washington received $400,00 for a housing rehab pilot program under the state’s…
Existing-home sales down 1.5% in December
Existing-home sales declined for the eleventh consecutive month in December, according to the National Association…
Iowa Memorial Union’s $81M revamp to have mental health center
The University of Iowa is looking to renovate Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) and close the…
New Leader Manufacturing names Jeremy Wild president
Cedar Rapids-based New Leader Manufacturing (NLM) has named Jeremy Wild as the business’s new president,…
