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Eastern Iowa Airport sets record for passengers in 2025
The Eastern Iowa Airport welcomed more than 1.6 million passengers in 2025, a 6% increase over the previous year and the third consecutive annual record. The Cedar Rapids airport reached another milestone: each of the 12 months in 2025 set…
Proposed Cedar Rapids FedEx facility would bring 481 jobs
A massive new 479,000-square-foot FedEx facility could be coming to Cedar Rapids if the city…
Pancheros names Gale new franchise development director
Pancheros, the Iowa City-based fast-service burrito restaurant chain, has named Joe Gale the company’s new…
UScellular donating hotspots to Boys & Girls Clubs
UScellular is donating 35 wireless hotspots and at least 13 months of service to the…
IPERS board hires two new private credit managers
The Investment Board of the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) has hired two new…
Keene named Tippie College of Business undergraduate dean
Charles Wayne Keene has been named associate dean for undergraduate programs at the University of…
Iowa health department seeks input for assessment survey
The Iowa Department of Public Health is asking for public input for Healthy Iowans 2022-2026:…
NewBoCo teams with Kiva US to launch small biz hub
The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) is teaming up with Kiva US to launch a…
Heartlanders to be affiliated with NHL’s Minnesota Wild
The Iowa Heartlanders, the new ECHL hockey team slated to begin play at the Xtream…
The Grill Works a finalist in state competition
The Grill Works, located in Uptown Marion, has been selected as a finalist in the…
Dalton to succeed Sundall as PCI CEO on Jan. 1
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa, located in Cedar Rapids’ Medical Quarter District, has announced a transition…
Iowa City HBA unveils Lego Parade of Homes winners
Two junior homebuilders, 12-year-old Colin and 9-year old Tyson, swept both categories last week in…
The Chocolate Shop changes hands in Uptown Marion
A mainstay of the Uptown Marion business community has changed hands in a deal announced…
University of Iowa children’s hospital ranked among nation’s best
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is listed among the nation’s best in five…
Lindale Mall operations to continue during parent company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy
UPDATED: Operations at Lindale Mall will continue uninterrupted for the time being, despite the Chapter…
Union at Wiley brings 180 affordable units to Cedar Rapids
Nearly 200 affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are on the way to southwest Cedar…
