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Brucemore to mark 100 years of Grant Wood Sleeping Porch
Historic Cedar Rapids landmark Brucemore will celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of its most unique artistic treasures – the Grant Wood Sleeping Porch – with a daylong community event Aug. 16 highlighting Cedar Rapids’ art and history. Commissioned in…
Melanie Olson Design Group wins Best of Houzz 2022 award
Melanie Olson Design Group, of Cedar Rapids, has won a “Best of Houzz” award for…
Registration open for Iowa Farm Bureau’s ‘Acres of Opportunity’ conference
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has announced registration is open for “Acres of Opportunity,” a…
NAHB: Home prices discourage a growing segment of prospective buyers
The share of prospective buyers actively trying to find a home fell in both the…
Upward trend in annual home price appreciation continues, CoreLogic reports
CoreLogic has released its Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for December 2021. Consumer desire…
First Interstate Bank merges with Great Western Bank
First Interstate BancSystem, parent company of First Interstate Bank, announced on Tuesday that they have…
Iowa awards $1.4 million in Employer Innovation Fund grants
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has awarded $1.4 million in grants to 38 Iowa employers and…
New members join Economic Alliance’s innovation councils, policy board
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has added new members to its innovation councils and…
Mediacom announces new high-speed internet programs to connect low-income households
Mediacom Communications has announced its participation in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a…
Pearson acquires digital credentialing leader Credly
Pearson has announced it has acquired Credly, the market leader in digital workforce credentialing. The…
MidWestOne income, earnings drop slightly in fourth quarter, but full year income sets record
MidWestOne Financial Group, headquartered in Iowa City, reported a drop in net income and diluted…
West Bancorporation announces record net income
Last year was a record-setting year for West Bancorporation. The Des Moines-based bank holding company,…
Millions in funding awarded to Dyersville water quality project at Field of Dreams site
As part of Iowa’s Water Infrastructure Fund (WIF), Gov. Kim Reynolds announced $38 million Friday…
Kimberly Hunter named interim CEO of UI Hospitals & Clinics
Kimberly Hunter has been named interim CEO of UI Hospitals & Clinics starting March 1,…
Program to bolster cybersecurity of emerging small businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering $3 million in new funding for state…
Innovation and Inspiration Speaker Series begins Feb. 3
Matthew Rooda and Abraham Espinoza, founders of SwineTech, will kick off the Innovation and Inspiration…
