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Cedar Rapids YMCA CEO to retire after three decades of service
Robert Carlson will retire as president and CEO of the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area effective March 1, 2026, after 30 years with the local organization. Mr. Carlson, who has spent 40 years total with the YMCA organization,…
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announces summer 2025 grant cycle
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation has announced its summer grant cycle for 2025 for…
The Downtown Dish: Business and spelling lessons with Niki Neems
On this episode, hosts Anna and Charlie sit down for a conversation with Niki Neems,…
Coolest Thing Made in Iowa nominees announced
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has announced the nominees for its 2025…
Iowa Women’s Foundation accepting 2025 grant applications
The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) is now accepting applications for its 2025 Core Grants, which…
Iowa City Downtown District names May Legacy Business Month
The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has designated May as Legacy Business Month for Downtown Iowa…
Alliant Energy’s 200 MW Pleasant Creek Solar facility up and running
The solar facility once known as Duane Arnold Solar is up and running – and…
Sen. Ernst names Bloomsbury Farm as Small Business of the Week
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, has named Bloomsbury…
Iowa awards $3.4 million in grants to support registered apprenticeship programs
Iowa Workforce Development has announced new grant awards for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) sponsors whose programs…
Students to showcase real-world business solutions at Eastern Iowa Airport in Junior Achievement 3DE event
This Wednesday, the Coe College Hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport will be filled with…
Lydia Brown named president of Mercy Medical Center Foundation
Lydia Brown has been named the next president of the Mercy Medical Center Foundation, with…
Eastern Iowa Build My Future event to expose area students to construction field
More than 1,300 students from 55 schools in Eastern Iowa are slated to attend the…
Frontier Co-op receives award from IEDA for $30 million expansion
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board has approved an award to Frontier National Products…
Amana brewery, Cedar Rapids vegetable farm recipients of Choose Iowa value-added grants
Several Corridor businesses are recipients of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Choose…
Iowa City VA to unveil expanded Decorah clinic with ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Iowa City VA Health Care System will host a ribbon-cutting Monday, April 28 on…
UPDATED: Longtime Cedar Rapids jeweler Herman Ginsberg dies at 99
Emil Herman Ginsberg, an icon of the Cedar Rapids area jewelry community and a prominent…
