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UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center marks 10-year milestone

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week, marking a decade of advanced cancer care in the community. The facility opened its doors within the Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Medical Pavilion on…

UI commits $15M in P3 funds to advance cancer care, renovations in FY 2026

The University of Iowa will invest up to $15 million in public-private partnership (P3) funding…

Iowa unemployment rises to 3.6% in May

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6% in May, up from 3.5% in…

Unemployment rate

The Downtown Dish: The Ambassadors of Iowa City with Keyon Shelby and Betsy Potter

On this episode, Charlie is on a summer break so Anna is joined by special…

Keyon Shelby, Operations Manager of the Downtown Iowa City Ambassador Program

Iowa AIA chapter to host annual convention Sept. 25-26

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Iowa chapter will host its annual convention Sept. 25-26…

AIA Iowa convention

IDT expands infectious disease research portfolio with new tools

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a global genomics provider headquartered in Coralville, is expanding its infectious…

Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

John Deere’s CP770 cotton picker ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’

The John Deere CP770 cotton picker, manufactured in Ankeny, has emerged as winner of the…

The John Deere CP770 cotton picker.

Johnson County sees steady tourism gains, with 5.1 million visitors in 2024

While most of the University of Iowa’s more than 30,000 students leave the area during…

The Greater Iowa City, Inc. blue banner displays its new logo.

New ‘Cedar Rapids’ sign installed on Mays Island

A new signature “Cedar Rapids” sign is now in place on Mays Island in downtown…

Cedar Rapids sign Mays Island

John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center taps Dana Rupe as new director

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) has tapped Dana Rupe, founder of…

Dana Rupe, new director of the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

NewBoCo’s Iowa Startup Accelerator to relaunch this fall

After a two-year hiatus, the Iowa Startup Accelerator is returning this fall with a renewed…

Iowa Startup Accelerator NewBoCo

Casey’s, Hy-Vee among local fuel retailers awarded grants for biofuel upgrades

Three Casey’s General Stores in Linn County and three fuel retailers in Johnson County were…

Casey's General Store

Eastern Iowa business and civic leaders unite in D.C. for annual Fly-In

Business and civic leaders from across the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City corridor traveled to…

Economic and civic leaders from the Iowa Corridor pose with Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks during the D.C. Fly-In.

UPDATE: Collins Aerospace confirms layoffs at Cedar Rapids, Decorah operations

Collins Aerospace confirmed it has laid off 131 employees from its Cedar Rapids and Decorah…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids

NFIB Iowa director reacts to small business optimism increases

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index rose three points in…

A woman stands outside her shop waiting for customers

IDT launches custom solutions program to accelerate synthetic biology innovation

As the global synthetic biology market prepares for annual growth exceeding 17% through 2030, Integrated…

Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT