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OPN Architects Marion fire station design wins national sustainability award

OPN Architects has received a 2026 Committee on the Environment Top Ten Award from the American Institute of Architects for its design of Marion Fire Station No. 1, making the building the first fire station in the award’s nearly 30-year…

UnityPoint Health names chief medical officer for cardiovascular services

UnityPoint Health has appointed Peter George as chief medical officer for cardiovascular services, the health…

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ST. LUKE'S

Tom Cox named head of SSAB Americas operations

SSAB has appointed Tom Cox as head of SSAB Americas and a member of the…

Tom Cox

Iowa Utilities Commission approves 720-megawatt Bobcat Energy Center in Marshalltown

The Iowa Utilities Commission has unanimously approved Alliant Energy’s request to construct a 720-megawatt natural…

Alliant Energy

CBJ’s Most Influential Leaders of 2025

The CBJ’s Most Influential list recognizes the people who have made the biggest mark on…

DVIP/RVAP Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Crisis Services seeks holiday donations

DVIP/RVAP Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Crisis Services’ annual Holiday Store will provide free gifts…

DVIP & RVAP logo

Iowa City-area Realtors raise funds for Salvation Army at annual Ring Day

The Iowa City Area Association of Realtors held its annual Realtor Ring Day on Dec.…

Iowa City Realtors Salvation Army

HEDCO adds four to board of directors

The Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation (HEDCO) has appointed four new members to its board of…

Hiawatha Iowa sign

St. Luke’s Hospital acquires HYDROS Robotic System

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has acquired a HYDROS Robotic System for Aquablation, a…

HYDROS Robotic System for Aquablation

Coe College lands $1.3 million physics grant

A new federal grant will enable Coe College undergraduates to conduct research at some of…

Iowa’s unemployment rate decreases to 3.7% in September

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.7% in September, down from 3.8% in August…

Unemployment rate

Nordex Group to supply Alliant Energy with up to 190 wind turbines for Midwest projects

The Nordex Group will supply Alliant Energy with up to 190 wind turbines for large-scale…

A Nordex USA employee describes one of the company’s wind turbine drivetrain assemblies during a tour of the company’s reopened plant in West Branch July 1, 2025. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

SBA names Ryan Lincoln district director for Iowa

Ryan Lincoln has been appointed district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Iowa District…

Brad Zaun Ryan Lincoln SBA

Linn County commission to review Duane Arnold nuclear rezoning application Dec. 15

The Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission will consider a rezoning application for the Duane…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

Three Corridor hospitals recognized as ‘Best Hospitals for Maternity Care’ in national ranking

Three Corridor hospitals have earned recognition as high-performing maternity care centers in U.S. News &…

UI Health Care labor and delivery patient with nurse-midwife Amber Goodrich March 2022.

Benefit concert at Iowa City brewery to support Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity home repair program

Iowa City rock band HomeBrewed, in collaboration with Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity, will host…

Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity logo