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Per Mar Security snags No. 14 spot in security publication’s Top 100 list
Per Mar Security has snagged the No. 14 spot on Security Dealer Magazine’s Top 100 list for 2025, the company stated in a press release Tuesday. According to SDM’s website, this year’s featured companies garnered the highest total annual revenue…
Hotel Chauncey opens with Tapestry Collection by Hilton designation
Hotel Chauncey, a modern boutique hotel located in downtown Iowa City, is the latest addition…

Façade improvements light up downtown Cedar Rapids
The Cedar River Tower and Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust have utilized the Cedar Rapids…

Pure Barre opens Cedar Rapids location
Pure Barre has scheduled a grand opening on Aug. 23 to celebrate its new Cedar…

Common occupations don’t pay a 2-bedroom housing wage
The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently reported that a full-time worker in Iowa would…
Mercy Iowa City President and CEO Sean Williams announces plans to resign
Mercy Iowa City confirmed today that Sean Williams, Mercy Iowa City president and CEO, has…

Linn County Public Health adopts CDC guidance, recommends masks indoors
Linn County Public Health is adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) face-covering…
South Slope launching fiber optic service in Oxford
South Slope Cooperative Communications has announced they will be extending fiber optic technology to homes…

Reynolds names carbon sequestration task force working groups
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced members of the agriculture and energy working groups of…

Small Business Administration marks 68 years
The U.S. Small Business Administration marked 68 years of service July 30 as a voice…

Iowa State launching agricultural AI institute
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National…

Cedar Rapids city buildings will require masks regardless of vaccination status
The City of Cedar Rapids said it will begin requiring visitors, regardless of vaccination status,…

MidWestOne Bank hosts Rock the Chalk in downtown Iowa City this Friday
The 5th annual Rock the Chalk hosted by MidWestOne Bank takes place Friday in downtown…

Marion Community Build in search of next home
Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) is in search of its next single-family residence to renovate…

Nearly 200 applications for broadband grants following $100M investment
The State of Iowa received 178 applications from broadband providers for the latest Empower Rural…

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic announces robotic-assisted knee surgery
Steindler Orthopedic Clinic announces the latest advancement in joint replacement surgery – robotic-assisted partial and…
