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Iowa Mustangs Unstabled to sponsor Cedar Rapids Dyno Night Meet Aug. 8
Iowa Mustangs Unstabled will sponsor the upcoming Dyno Night Meet in Cedar Rapids, scheduled for Aug. 8 at the Marion Airport. The car-focused community event will begin at 6 p.m. with vehicle staging starting at 5 p.m. Organizers expect more…
Alliant Energy donates $25,000 to Jane Boyd fundraising campaign
Jane Boyd Community House is nearly two-thirds of the way to reaching its fundraising goal…
NAHB: Home prices starting to discourage a segment of home buyers
After growing steadily for six straight quarters, and peaking at 61% in the second quarter…

Mortgage rates fall, Freddie Mac report shows
Freddie Mac has released the results of its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing…

Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust donates to seven nonprofits
Seven area nonprofit organizations will receive $600,000 each from the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable…

TLC Associates certified as a veteran-owned business
Cedar Rapids-based TLC Associates has been certified as a veteran-owned business (VOB) by the National…

UI Health Care to establish Iowa Center for Neurodegeneration
In an ongoing effort to battle neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and…

U.S. Army places ninth delivery order with Collins Aerospace for radio modernization program
Collins Aerospace has received its ninth delivery order from the U.S. Army to provide AN/PRC-162…

UScellular pledges up to $13 million to help youth connect, close homework gap
UScellular has launched the After School Access Project, a program that provides free mobile hotspots…

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation awards $420,000 to 19 nonprofits
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded $420,308 to 19 organizations to strengthen and…

Bipartisan infrastructure package hailed as victory for Iowa
U.S. House Democrats sent a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Biden for his signature…

All Temp Refrigeration partners with Summit Refrigeration
All Temp Refrigeration, a full-service mechanical contractor specializing in industrial and commercial refrigeration, is partnering…

UI to help Saudi women entrepreneurs
Saudi Arabian women will learn how to become entrepreneurs with the help of an educational…

Linn County Public Health names new deputy director
Linn County Public Health (LCPH) has named Eric Bradley as its new deputy director. He…

UPDATE: Hart declines to request recount in Cedar Rapids mayoral race
UPDATE: Amara Andrews now leads incumbent Brad Hart by 40 votes for second place in…

Public meetings scheduled to review Coggon Solar LLC utility-scale solar application
Linn County announces that dates have been scheduled for the public meeting process for the…






