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Coral Ridge Mall first opened in 1998.

BODYARMOR secures naming rights for Coral Ridge ice rink

The Rink at Coral Ridge has been renamed the BODYARMOR Ice Rink under a new naming rights partnership between BODYARMOR Sports Drink and Oak View Group, the venue manager for Xtream Arena, GreenState Family Fieldhouse and the rink. The 10-year…

Kirkwood Community College to decommission wind turbine

Kirkwood Community College announced Nov. 1 that it will be decommissioning its wind turbine in…

Aerial view of Kirkwood Community College's wind turbine. CREDIT KIRKWOOD CC

Coe College launches direct entry program to train next generation of pilots amid industry shortage

Coe College will launch a direct entry program for Fall 2025 applicants pursuing its aviation…

A Coe College student sits in a Revv airplane within a hangar.

Mercy Medical Center earns top state ranking in CHIME Digital Health recognition

Mercy Medical Center has achieved level 9 certification in the 2024 CHIME Digital Health Most…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Roofing company reaches consent order with Iowa Insurance Division over alleged unlicensed public adjusting practices

This story has been updated with a statement from Recon Roofing & Construction. A Des…

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Hornbill Asian Market near former Hy-Vee set to address food access gaps

Hornbill Asian Market is establishing a new location at 1445 First Ave. SE in Cedar…

New Asian market Hy-Vee

Crystal Group launches new logo, refreshed brand identity

Crystal Group, Inc., a Hiawatha-based designer and manufacturer of rugged high-performance edge computing solutions, has…

Crystal Group new logo

Newsweek names UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s ‘No. 1 hospital’ in Iowa

Newsweek/Statista has named UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s the “No. 1 Hospital in Iowa” in…

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Mercy’s new freestanding Marion ER to hold ribbon-cutting, open house

Mercy Cedar Rapids will celebrate the area’s newest and largest freestanding ER in Marion with…

Mercy Marion ER

New Wings2Water ‘Water Warrior’ award to recognize difference-makers

Wings2Water, a Cedar Rapids-based environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring water quality in the Mississippi…

Wings2Water Water Warrior

Iowa City council member Andrew Dunn announces departure

Iowa City City Councilor Andrew Dunn has announced his resignation from city council following two…

Iowa City City Councilor Andrew Dunn announced he is stepping down effective Jan. 1, 2025.

North Liberty opens Centennial Park event reservations, offers steel beam signing

As stated in a news release from the City of North Liberty, the public is…

A rendering of a future Centennial Park Center Stage at night.

Big Grove Brewery partners with Patagonia Provisions to launch Kernza Lager

Big Grove Brewery has partnered with Patagonia Provisions, the food and beverage division of Patagonia,…

The Patagonia logo advertising Kernza Lager adorns a tap handle at Big Grove Brewery.

Erika Macias honored as 2024 Latina Publisher of the Year at NAHP conference

At its annual conference, the National Association of Hispanic Publishers (NAHP) recognized Erika Macias as…

Evelyn Castro (left), secretary of National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), presents Erica Macias with the Latina Publisher of the Year award.

Iowa Kids Pediatric Dentistry opens in Marion

Iowa Kids Pediatric Dentistry is set to open a new children-focused dental practice in Marion,…

Iowa Kids Pediatric Dentistry

BAE Systems demonstrates next-generation M-Code Global Navigation Satellite System user equipment technology

BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated M-Code signal tracking with an Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite…

BAE Systems M-Code Concept