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Iowa Legal Aid awarded $489,100 grant to expand pro bono services
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is awarding $489,100 to Iowa Legal Aid to expand its pro bono work. Iowa Legal Aid is one of 19 legal services organizations nationwide receiving a grant from LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund. In total,…
Iowa’s unemployment rate falls to 3.0% in April
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.0% in April – down from 3.3% in…
DMFA LLC to invest in flexible warehouse in Marion Enterprise Center
DMFA LLC has announced that it plans to break ground on a new 52,300 square…
Frontier Co-op honored for Breaking Down Barriers to Employment initiative
Frontier Co-op has been named the winner of a 2022 Silver Halo Award in the…
Mercy Cedar Rapids names Timothy Quinn as president and CEO
The Board of Trustees at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has selected Timothy Quinn,…
Ernst’s measure supporting vets in small business clears committee
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a combat veteran and a senior member of the Senate…
Marion business Frydae chosen for statewide SBDC award
Frydae is the winner of the America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa (SBDC) statewide May…
Cedar Ridge Distillery’s Bagger Vodka marks $20,000 in donations to Iowa trails
Cedar Ridge Distillery has donated more than $20,000 to Iowa trails since it launched its…
Mercy endoscopy unit recognized for quality, safety
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized the endoscopy unit at Mercy Cedar…
Hinson announces affordable housing funding for Meskwaki Nation
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $372,891 to the Sac…
Rising rental costs squeezing college graduates
College grads are getting ready to start their careers, but they’re finding soaring rental costs…
UI professor named one of top 40 MBA professors under 40 by Poets & Quants
Stephen Courtright, professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Tippie College of Business at the…
Iowa Utility Association’s annual development conference set for May 18
DEV2022, the Iowa Utility Association’s annual economic development conference, will be held this Wednesday, May…
Ascent Therapy Group celebrates opening
Ascent Therapy Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 13 to celebrate the opening…
UnityPoint Health wins 9 national healthcare advertising awards
UnityPoint Health has earned nine national healthcare advertising awards for a talk show version of…
Heartlanders promote Head Coach and Assistant Coach
The Iowa Heartlanders announced the promotions of Head Coach Gerry Fleming and Assistant Coach Derek…
