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Crystal Group director of production Kara Kortenkamp and supply chain director Katie Wagner validate dimensions on a machined metal component at the company’s Hiawatha facility. CREDIT CRYSTAL GROUP manufacturing

Tariffs in the spotlight: Corridor firms address concerns, possible approaches

If there’s one point of certainty about the status of U.S. tariffs with foreign nations, it’s that nothing is certain. Since the notion of increasing tariffs was first floated during the 2024 presidential campaign, the extent, magnitude and details have…

Applications for Cedar Rapids’ First Time Homebuyer program open March 7

The city of Cedar Rapids’ First Time Homebuyer Program will begin accepting applications at 8…

Cedar Rapids city hall

Kirkwood program awarded at International Builders Show

Kirkwood Community College won two awards at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International…

Tippie Women’s Summit returns in March

Beginning in March, the Tippie College of Business is again hosting the Tippie Women’s Summit.…

Fourth round of Iowa Energy Center grant program now open

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has announced the opening of the fourth round of the…

New Iowa State research project will help aging population in rural Iowa

Rather than nursing homes being the default living option as people age, an Iowa State…

Energage recognizes TrueNorth as a 2022 Top Workplace

TrueNorth Companies has earned a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award from Energage, an organization that…

TrueNorth

Whirlpool wins ‘Best Cause-Related Video’ highlighting work in social responsibility

Whirlpool Corporation has been named a winner of the “Best Cause-Related Video” in Ragan Communications’…

Linn County casino group not included in Peninsula Pacific acquisition

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), the parent company of the Cedar Rapids Development Group that’s pursuing…

roulette wheel casino game

EIHC recipient of $500,000 Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Grant

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded a $500,000 System and Capacity Building grant…

EIHC

JRMC named Top 100 Critical Access Hospital 

UnityPoint Health – Jones Regional Medical Center (JRMC) in Anamosa has been recognized as a…

UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids

ImOn being acquired by Goldman Sachs

Cedar Rapids-based ImOn Communications has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Goldman Sachs…

ImOn

Small business owners reporting inflation as biggest problem

Inflation is the biggest hurdle many small business owners encounter in running their companies, according…

Amazon facility near Des Moines sells for more than $325 million

Avison Young’s Capital Markets Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant net-leased property totaling…

NAHB report: Nearly seven in 10 households can’t afford new median-priced home

Rising home prices and interest rates are taking a terrible toll on housing affordability, with…

Realtor.com: One third of Americans buying home together without getting married

Love isn’t in the air with every homebuyer, and many are making the decision to…