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TrueNorth to host Warrior Rising Business Shower for veteran entrepreneurs
TrueNorth will host a Warrior Rising Business Shower on Friday, March 6, bringing together veteran entrepreneurs and community members for a morning pitch competition at the company’s Learning Center, 500 First St. SE. The event, scheduled from 9 a.m. to…
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids, MercyCare facilities revise masking policy
Effective Monday, April 25, Mercy Medical Center is revising its masking policy as the community continues…
Collins Community Credit Union to open new branch in Cedar Rapids
Collins Community Credit Union’s new full-service branch, located at 1800 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids,…

Premier Power Wash opens in Marion
Premier Power Wash celebrated its opening in Marion with a ribbon cutting April 18. The…

Wells Fargo launches Small Business Resource Navigator portal
Wells Fargo on Tuesday announced the Small Business Resource Navigator, an online portal helping connect…

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust leaders first in Iowa to earn Certified Diversity Professional credential
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) President, James Klein, and First Vice President of Marketing…

Community Health Free Clinic, Cedar Rapids, celebrates 20 years
Community Health Free Clinic (CHFC) in Cedar Rapids is celebrating its 20th anniversary. “An irreplaceable…
City of Iowa City, GreenState Credit Union partner to increase homeownership opportunities
The City of Iowa City and GreenState Credit Union have partnered on an initiative that…
Brewing operations cease at Cedar Rapids Thew Brewing Company
Thew Brewing Company announced Tuesday, April 19, that brewing operations will cease “effective immediately” at…

Survey: Millennial home buyers want larger homes
As the home building industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, new research shows that…

Building materials prices continue rising
According to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,…

Trinity Health to acquire CommonSpirit Health’s share of MercyOne Health System
Trinity Health and CommonSpirit Health announced Tuesday they have signed an agreement for Trinity Health…

24/7 carbon-free energy goal in Iowa City receiving broad support
Organizers of 100% Iowa City, a community-driven movement launched this spring to make Iowa City…

New Leader Manufacturing adding robotic welder with innovation grant funds
New Leader Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids is adding a new co-worker, in the form of…

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs, hiring events this spring
April and May will be busy months for the IowaWORKS offices in Cedar Rapids and…

Indian Creek Nature Center receives $250,000 in ARPA funding
Indian Creek Nature Center has announced it has been awarded $250,000 of Linn County’s $11…






