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Lura McBride Van Meter Howard Hall award

Van Meter CEO Lura McBride to receive business leadership award

Lura McBride, president and CEO of Van Meter Inc., will receive the Oscar C. Schmidt Iowa Business Leadership Award from the Tippie College of Business, along with the company’s employee-owners. The award ceremony will take place Nov. 11 at 6…

Torri Freese

2025 Forty Under 40: Torri Freese

Alicia Faust

2025 Forty Under 40: Alicia Faust

Ellie Evans

2025 Forty Under 40: Ellie Evans

Kristin Eschweiler

2025 Forty Under 40: Kristin Eschweiler

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity…

(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

Grinnell restaurant wins Iowa’s best breaded pork tenderloin contest

Hometown Heroes in Grinnell has been named the winner of the 2025 Iowa’s Best Breaded…

Hometown Heroes Grinnell Iowa's Best Tenderloin

Schickedanz resigns as Englert executive director; Huckfeldt named interim director

The Englert Theatre announced Thursday, Oct. 16 that Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt has been named interim…

Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt Englert Theatre

Cornell College returns funerary statue to Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Cornell College has returned a Mississippian Native American funerary statue to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation…

Cornell College campus

Brandhorst named Kernels general manager

The Cedar Rapids Ball Club has named Sean Brandhorst general manager of the Cedar Rapids…

Sean Brandhorst Kernels

McGrath Family of Dealerships announces sale of Hawkeye Harley-Davidson

The McGrath Family of Dealerships has announced the pending sale of McGrath Hawkeye Harley-Davidson in…

hawkeye harley-davidson

Field Day Brewing wins silver medal at national beer competition

Field Day Brewing earned a silver medal at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival competition…

Field Day Brewing Lime Featherweight silver medal

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks No. 1 in Iowa, earns national recognition

University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranked as the state’s top children’s…

Stead Family Children's Hospital NICU

NFIB survey: Small business optimism drops in September, remains above historical average

Small business optimism declined in September for the first time in three months, according to…

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University of Iowa’s International Writing Program director to step down

Christopher Merrill, longtime director of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP), will step…

Christopher Merrill, director of University of Iowa's International Writing Program.

Elite Casino Resorts marks ‘Porktober’ with chef-crafted pork dishes

Elite Casino Resorts is celebrating October with a statewide culinary promotion. The Riverside-based gaming and…

Porktober logo

Iowa City offers matching grants for building improvements in key districts

The City of Iowa City is accepting applications for its Building Change Grant Program (BCGP),…

Signs for Scout's Honor and Camp are prominently displayed on Iowa Avenue. Both eateries were recipients of CoSign.

Iowa City Area Association of Realtors install 2026 leadership, honor top members

The Iowa City Area Association of Realtors (ICAAR) hosted its inaugural banquet and awards ceremony…

From left: ICAAR’s Vice President Jonathan Fell; President Elect Kayla Fisher; President Jerad Ruth; and Past President Phil O’Brien at ICAAR’s inaugural banquet and awards ceremony Oct. 9.

Signature Aviation debuts ‘Elevate Every Moment’ tagline

Signature Aviation, which operates the private aviation terminal at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids,…

Signature Aviation new tagline

African American Museum of Iowa to open exhibit on Black farming history

The African American Museum of Iowa will open a new exhibit Oct. 17 exploring the…

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