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Five Below to open soon at Westdale Town Center
Discount retailer Five Below is set to open a new location at Westdale Town Center in Cedar Rapids in early October. Frew Development Group, which owns and operates the center, said it turned over the retail space to Five Below…
Fareway donates more than $350K to Toys for Tots
Fareway recently presented a check for nearly $355,000 to the U.S. Marine Corps for their…
Linn Area Credit Union donates $4,000 to school pantries
Linn Area Credit Union has donated $4,000 to local school districts to help stock the…
World Cup wrestling coming to Coralville
The 2022 and 2023 Men’s and Women’s Freestyle World Cup wrestling events are coming to…
Miller named CSPS interim executive director
New Bohemia District arts organization CSPS has named Jim Miller as its new interim executive…
Applications due Feb. 4 for Iowa City’s Targeted Small Business grants
The deadline is approaching for small businesses to apply for a limited number of small…
MidAmerican Energy proposes $3.9 billion ‘Wind PRIME’ renewable energy project
MidAmerican Energy has announced plans for a $3.9 billion renewable energy project in Iowa, including…
Mi-T-M Corporation announces full ESOP ownership
Mi-T-M Corporation, based in Peosta, has announced its transition to full employee ownership under an…
Iowa City Transit rolls out four new electric buses to reduce emissions
Iowa City streets will soon have four new electric buses, thanks to $3.3 million in…
Home builder confidence edges lower on inflation concerns
Growing inflation concerns and ongoing supply chain disruptions snapped a four-month rise in home builder…
Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association names 2022 leadership
The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (HBA) has elected Melissa Schooley, Eastern Iowa…
UI, Coe form a new partnership to streamline admissions process
The University of Iowa and Coe College have formed a new partnership that will streamline…
ACT to expand student outcomes research with new grant award
ACT has been selected as a winner of the 2021 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine…
ESCO Group transitions to full ESOP ownership
ESCO Group has announced the successful transfer of 100% ownership of the company to its…
Cornell introduces data science, applied statistics majors
Faculty at Cornell College in Mount Vernon are introducing two new majors: Applied statistics and…
Cargill expands portfolio of artificial intelligence-powered innovations for poultry producers
Poultry producers are always looking for ways to improve the efficiency and health of their…
