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Community Savings Bank to open new downtown Cedar Rapids location Dec. 9
Community Savings Bank announced its relocated downtown Cedar Rapids branch at Cedar River Tower will open Monday, Dec. 9. The bank is moving from its current location at 3414 Mt. Vernon Road SE to 100 First Ave. NE, Suite 116.…
Clickstop ranks among fastest-growing Midwest companies in Inc. Magazine
Clickstop, an eCommerce powerhouse, has earned a spot on Inc. Magazine’s list of the fastest-growing…

IDT partners with Elegen to offer faster, more complex DNA synthesis
Coralville-based Integrated DNA Technologies, a global leader in genomics solutions, has joined forces with Elegen,…

Crystal Group sponsors University of Iowa student to attend USS Iowa commissioning
Current University of Iowa student and U.S. Navy veteran Thomas Lutz will attend the commissioning…

EntreFEST returns to Cedar Rapids in June
EntreFEST, Iowa’s premier entrepreneurship and innovation conference, returns June 12-13, offering professionals the opportunity to…

Solberg selected for U.S. Chamber leadership program
Barbra Solberg, public policy strategist of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, has been selected…

Scheetz appointed as Linn County District 2 supervisor
The Linn County Committee of County Officers on Tuesday, April 1, appointed Sami Scheetz to…

Relion Insurance Solutions acquired by ALKEME
Relion Insurance Solutions, one of Iowa’s largest insurance agencies, has been acquired by ALKEME, a…

University of Iowa computer science professors earn NSF CAREER awards
Two assistant professors in the University of Iowa’s Department of Computer Science have received the…

Whirlpool to lay off 650 workers at Amana plant
Whirlpool has announced plans to lay off 650 workers at its Middle Amana location, effective…

Steindler Orthopedics, PACIC form anesthesia partnership
Steindler Orthopedics has announced a formal partnership with Physicians’ Anesthesia Care of Iowa City (PACIC)…

ImOn Communications named a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplace
Cedar Rapids-based ImOn Communications has been named a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplace, an award…

Groundbreaking set April 24 for new AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston Yard
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held April 24 for the new AC Hotel by Marriott…

Diversions Tabletop Game Lounge opens in Coralville
Diversions Tabletop Game Lounge is rolling the dice on a brand-new venture, officially opening its…

Iowa ABI quarterly survey: Business maintains strength through economic changes
As Iowa businesses prepare to navigate ongoing economic changes in the second quarter of 2025,…

Cedar Valley Humane Society breaks ground on expansion of new Adoption Center
The Cedar Valley Humane Society (CVHS) has broken ground on the next phase of its…






