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Eastern Iowa Airport logs seventh straight record month for passengers in July

The Eastern Iowa Airport recorded its seventh consecutive record month for passenger traffic in July, with totals coming in 6% higher than July 2024, the airport announced Aug. 27. Year-to-date passenger traffic is up 9% compared with the same period…

Iowa unemployment rate holds steady in January; labor force participation increases

According to data compiled by Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady at…

Iowa WorkForce Development

Eastern Iowa Adapted Sports Clinic planned March 29

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is hosting its annual Adapted Sports…

UnityPoint -- St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Stead Family Children’s Hospital NICU one of only two in U.S. to receive new AAP designation

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital is…

Stead Family Children's Hospital NICU

Northland Square in Cedar Rapids sold for $17.5 million

The Northland Square shopping center in northeast Cedar Rapids has been sold for $17.5 million.…

Northland Square Cedar Rapids

Honkamp named among top 10 Midwest firms by Accounting Today

Honkamp, P.C. has been ranked as one of the Midwest’s top accounting firms by Accounting…

Honkamp

Crystal Group to announce industrial workstation tech at Texas conference

Crystal Group, Inc., based in Hiawatha, will introduce its “RE0924 Industrial Workstation” at DISTRIBUTECH 2025,…

Riverside Drive Pancheros reopens with renovations ahead of 25th anniversary

The Riverside Drive Pancheros location in Iowa City has reopened following renovations that began last…

UPDATE: Iowa WARN notice confirms 160 Collins Aerospace workers being laid off in Cedar Rapids

Collins Aerospace had laid off 160 workers from its operations in Cedar Rapids, according to…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids

True North Restoration named IFA Franchisee of the Year

True North Restoration, which operates locations in Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids, has been recognized…

True North Restoration hosts a ribbon cutting at its new Cedar Rapids location in February 2025. CREDIT TRUE NORTH

IOWA 500: Q&A with Denise Jamieson, UI Health Care

This Q&A was originally published in the Corridor Media Group’s inaugural IOWA 500 magazine, which features…

Denise Jamieson

Lion Bridge Brewing partners with Ian’s Pizza

Lion Bridge Brewing, based in Cedar Rapids, has a new partnership with Ian’s Pizza, a…

Ian's Pizza

National Safety Training Service rebrands as Midwest Safety Partners

National Safety Training Service (NSTS), a workplace safety training provider for more than 30 years,…

Midwest Safety Partners

Alliant Energy names Patrick Allen as independent board chair

Alliant Energy Corporation has announced Patrick Allen has been named by the Board of Directors…

USDA pulls back millions in promised local food investments

Iowa’s local food network is facing an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Field to Family kicks off its Online Market season the week of Earth Day. Pictured: Online Market food drive in September 2023, hosted by CommUnity Crisis Services.

Steindler announces March 24 opening date for new North Liberty clinic, ambulatory surgery center

Steindler Orthopedics has announced the grand opening of its new clinic and ambulatory surgery center…

Steindler Orthopedic new clinic