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Interior of FilmScene on the Ped Mall, 118 E. College St. in Iowa City.

Iowa City nonprofit cinema FilmScene announces purchase of Ped Mall building

FilmScene has partnered with Resilient Sustainable Future for Iowa City (RSFIC) to purchase the historic Packing & Provisions Building at 118 E. College St., which has housed FilmScene on the Ped Mall since 2013. The $2.3 million purchase secures the…

Nominations open for Howard Hall Excellence in Business award

Nominations are now open for the Howard Hall Excellence in Business Award, sponsored by the…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Iowa KidSight launches its first Medical Advisory Board

Iowa KidSight, based in Coralville and dedicated to vision screenings for children, has announced its…

Iowa KidSight medical advisory board

Hills Bank plans grand opening for Williamsburg branch

Hills Bank is celebrating the grand opening of its 19th location on Dec. 2. The…

The new Hills Bank, located at 200 W. State Street in Williamsburg.

Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County opens applications for $2.9 million in funds 

The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC) has announced a new round of $2,900,000…

Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County

Save-A-Lot grocery store in southwest Cedar Rapids closing

The Save-A-Lot grocery store in southwest Cedar Rapids, known for its low-cost, no-frills approach to…

Save-A-Lot Cedar Rapids closing

Envision East Central Iowa successfully trains first cohort in Strategic Doing method

Envision East Central Iowa, a roadmap for economic development initiated by East Central Iowa Council…

The first cohort to successfully complete the Strategic Doing training to advance the goals of Envision East Central Iowa.

Big Grove Brewery plans celebration commemorating gold medal at Great American Beer Festival

Iowa-based Big Grove Brewery is planning a series of celebrations commemorating its gold medal win…

Easy Eddy

Mercy Medical Center Foundation, Fairfax State Savings Bank announce Giving Tuesday match challenge

The Mercy Medical Center Foundation has announced that Fairfax State Savings Bank will match financial…

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Mercy

CSI Iowa, Iowa Women’s Foundation release report on impact of child care initiative

Common Sense Institute Iowa (CSI), in partnership with the Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF), has released…

Kristin Strohm Common Sense Iowa

Iowa Restaurant Association names four Corridor businesses in 40 Women to Watch list

The Iowa Restaurant Association has announced its 2024 list of 40 Women to Watch in…

Alliance for Equitable Housing launches pilot program to enhance relations between tenants, landlords

The Alliance for Equitable Housing of Cedar Rapids has launched a new pilot program designed…

Housing rental landlords tenants

Farmers State Bank announces new CEO 

Farmers State Bank (FSB) – owned and operated out of Marion, Iowa – has announced…

FSB

UI Health Care begins hiring process for North Liberty campus

University of Iowa Health Care announced it’s now seeking applicants to fill roles at its…

The Downtown Dish with Geoff Fruin, city manager of Iowa City

On Today’s Episode: Anna and Charlie are joined by Geoff Fruin, City Manager of Iowa…

Geoff Fruin Downtown dish

Rayser Holdings named winner at Annual Awards for Communications Excellence

Rayser Holdings has announced that it has been named a winner at the 2024 Annual Awards…

Rayser Holdings named winner at Annual Awards for Communications Excellence