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ImOn Communications extends arena naming rights in Cedar Rapids
ImOn Communications, a Midwest-based provider of fiber internet services, announced Thursday it renewed its naming rights agreement for the ImOn Ice Arena with the City of Cedar Rapids through 2030. The five-year extension represents a $600,000 investment by ImOn in…
Shelter House wins architecture and design award
Shelter House in Iowa City has been named one of two winners for the 2022…
Chocolate Walk returns Oct. 7 in Uptown Marion
Shoppers are invited to an evening stroll in Uptown Marion to sample chocolate treats at…
Northside Oktoberfest festival in Iowa City returns Oct. 8
The Northside Oktoberfest festival returns Oct. 8 to the Northside neighborhood in Iowa City, celebrating…
SBA approves $21.2M in Iowa small business loans in September
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 35 loans for $21,226,900 to Iowa businesses in September,…
Statewide e-commerce marketplace announces Shop Iowa Day
Shop Iowa, a statewide e-commerce marketplace initiative of the Iowa Economic Development Authority with the…
Striking Ingredion union to picket at Illinois headquarters
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International union in a…
Diventures expands to four more states in 2022
Omaha, Nebraska-based Diventures, a swim and scuba center with a location in North Liberty, is…
Cropland values still increasing in Iowa, Illinois
Cropland values in Iowa increased 2.8% for the period from March to September 2022, according…
UPDATE: Rustic Hearth Bakery accepts an offer from buyer
Rustic Hearth Bakery, 3531 Mount Vernon Road SE, Cedar Rapids, announced on its Facebook page,…
AIA Iowa award recipients announced in virtual celebration
Four Iowans, including two from the Corridor, were recognized at the American Institute of Architects…
New home sales up in August
A brief decline in mortgage rates helped to boost new home sales in August, but…
New Iowa City Marketplace owners look to fill ‘appealing’ space
A Nashville-based real estate firm purchased the Iowa City Marketplace, formerly Sycamore Mall, in July…
Joensy’s in Center Point closing by Oct. 15
Joensy’s restaurant in Center Point, a renowned stop for tenderloins and other homestyle fare, will…
World Trend Financial, TLD acquired by Illinois wealth group
Savant Wealth Management, a nationally recognized, fee-only registered investment adviser, has acquired World Trend Financial…
UIHC pharmacy specialist wins excellence in innovation award
The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) announced UIHC pharmacy specialist Deanna McDanel as the 2022 recipient…
