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Wendler Inc. earns double honors at Master Builders of Iowa conference
Cedar Rapids-based heavy civil construction firm Wendler Inc. walked away from the 2026 Master Builders of Iowa Winter Conference with two of the event’s most prestigious recognitions, celebrating both an ambitious flood protection project and an emerging leader within its…
Transamerica report: Retirement plan participants embracing virtual education
Transamerica has announced key findings from research centered on how retirement plan sponsors and participants…
CommUnity’s Project Holiday returns for 34th year
For the 34th year, CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank plans to provide over 1,300…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Foundation honoring nursing school legacy
The St. Luke’s School of Nursing program closed in 1987, but its legacy has lived…
Vote this week as Deere, UAW reach third tentative agreement
Deere & Co. and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America…
IEC event explores clean energy, celebrates local leadership in Iowa
Clean energy professionals and advocates will gather Thursday, November 18, to celebrate Iowa’s clean energy…
ITC Midwest awards $200,000 to ReLeaf Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids-based ITC Midwest has awarded $200,000 to ReLeaf Cedar Rapids to support tree replanting…
Bickford Senior Living adds home care division
Bickford Senior Living has added a new home care division, offering non-medical, in-home care to…
Woman-owned boutique reopens in renovated original location
Revival, a woman-owned boutique in Iowa City, reopened Nov. 11 at its original retail location…
Cedar Rapids wedding venue, private park sold to new owners
Quint and Jennifer Howell, business owners of A Touch of Class Event Center and Private…
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…
