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Iowa Heartlanders to suspend operations for 2026-27 season

The Iowa Heartlanders will not take the ice next season after the ECHL Board of Governors approved the hockey team’s request to voluntarily suspend operations for the 2026-27 season, the league announced Monday. The Coralville-based franchise said it will use…

New NEX Senior housing project in Iowa City gets federal tax credits

The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors has awarded nearly $1 million in federal housing…

Iowa City senior housing tax credit NEX Senior

Hawkeye wrestling facility to be officially named after $7 million gift

Pending Iowa Board of Regents approval, the University of Iowa will officially name the future…

Johnson County seeking applications for emergency home repair program contractors

Johnson County is accepting applications for one or more contractors to administer and implement housing…

Johnson County home repair program

Voting open for Veridian’s local Giving Tuesday donations

Veridian Credit Union is accepting votes for nonprofit organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska to…

Mount Mercy announces Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

Mount Mercy University has announced the addition of a ninth graduate program, a Master of…

Mount Mercy University

ADM strike averted as Teamsters vote to ratify new contract

Teamsters Local 238 union members at ADM’s southwest Cedar Rapids plant voted early Tuesday, Nov.…

ADM

Involta named to Inc.’s inaugural Power Partner Awards

Involta, a hybrid IT, cloud computing and data center services company, was announced to Inc.’s…

Involta was named to Inc Magazine's inaugural Power Partner Awards list.

Private equity firm AAVIN ends funding round with $63 million in capital

Cedar Rapids-based private equity firm AAVIN Equity Advisors closed a third round of funding with…

The AAVIN third round of funding supports existing and instiutional investors.

Teamsters union workers at ADM preparing for strike Tuesday

Representatives of Teamsters union workers at the ADM corn processing plant in southwest Cedar Rapids…

ADM Cedar Rapids

‘The Story of The ESCO Group’ to feature business founder Nov. 1

Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) is hosting “The Story of The ESCO Group,” from 9-10…

ESCO Group CEO Ray Brown

Principal releases $600 million sustainability bond report

A five-year, $600 million funding agreement-backed note (FABN) issued through Principal Life Global Funding is…

Principal Financial Group logo

Meals on Wheels needs more volunteers for winter months

For the Meals on Wheels program at Horizons, A Family Service Alliance, the approaching winter…

Iowa Hospital Association honors UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital employees

The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) honored two UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital team members…

UnityPoint Health - prostate cancer imaging agent Illuccix injection

Marion opens Community Impact Award nominations

The Marion Chamber of Commerce and city of Marion are partnering on the Morris F.…

Morris Neighbor Impact Award

Lloyd Companies and Hilton Garden Inn Cedar Rapids build beds for kids

A group of Lloyd team members drove from Sioux Falls to Cedar Rapids the weekend…

A team from the Hilton Garden Inn Cedar Rapids built beds for 40 area children in need.