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(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity and heritage worldwide during a conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Forum of Slavic Cultures, an international nonprofit headquartered in Slovenia, honored NCSML with the…

Iowa Architectural Foundation announces new board officers, annual awards

The Iowa Architectural Foundation’s Board of Trustees elected its 2023 officers at its December board…

Iowa Architectural Foundation

First MainStreet expands to South Dakota

First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI) will expand into South Dakota as firm partners with Revo…

First MainStreet

Mercy Iowa City updates masking, visitor policies

Mercy Iowa City is reinstating its universal masking and revised visitor restriction policy related to…

MERCY IOWA CITY

CBJ Newsmakers: North Liberty eyes affordable housing, brewery developments

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

CRST opens divisional headquarters in Alabama

Cedar Rapids-based freight company CRST The Transporatation Solution opened a 23,000-square-foot facility spanning more than…

CRST employees smiles at a ribbon cutting event for its new Birmingham, Alabama facility. CREDIT CRST

Indoor golf simulator facility opens in the Czech Village

Ringer Golf has joined the Czech Village district in Cedar Rapids, offering a year-round golf…

Ringer Golf, a premium simulated golf facility, is opening in the Czech Village. CREDIT RINGER GOLF

CR nonprofit receives thousands in UScellular donation

UScellular has donated $15,000 to the Cedar Rapids Iowa Humane Alliance and $10,000 to the…

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity receives International Paper grant

The International Paper Foundation has awarded an $8,000 grant to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity…

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

NAR forecasts 4.78 million existing-home sales, stable prices in 2023

Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of…

Home sales homeownership 2023

NAHB report: Builder confidence declined every month in 2022

High mortgage rates, elevated construction costs running well above the inflation rate, and flagging consumer…

Home construction housing market

Pearson lays off 50 employees in Iowa City

Pearson Education has cut 50 jobs in Iowa City, according to a WARN Act filing.…

Pearson office in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ACME ELECTRIC

33 organizations, two in the Corridor, receive Iowa Tourism Grants

The Iowa Tourism Office announced $299,200 in Iowa Tourism Grants to 33 organizations around the…

Creekside Forest School students and staff participated in a ribbon-cutting for the new school at the Indian Creek Nature Center Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. LIZ ZABEL PHOTO/INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER

IDT acquires next-gen research assays from Invitae Corporation

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is investing in next generation sequencing (NGS) research assays from Invitae…

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) announced it closed on the purchase of NGS research assays from Invitae Corporation on Dec. 20. CREDIT IDT

CBJ Newsmakers: Marion’s main artery reopens to traffic as project continues

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

First Interstate Bank collects, donates thousands of clothing items

Team members from First Interstate Bank in Cedar Rapids recently collected and donated 12,232 clothing…

First Interstate Bank