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AbbeHealth Mental Health Services' new facility at 615 Fifth Street SE in downtown Cedar Rapids.

AbbeHealth Mental Health Services opens expanded facility in downtown Cedar Rapids

UnityPoint Health – AbbeHealth Services – Abbe Center for Community Mental Health will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 6 to mark the opening of its expanded Cedar Rapids location at 615 Fifth Street SE, formerly known as the  Stamats building.…

Epiphany Dermatology acquires third Coralville location, 100th clinic nationwide

Epiphany Dermatology announced the addition of its 100th clinic in a news release Monday. Through…

St. Luke’s hospital installs new aquatic therapy equipment

A lead gift from the Hall Perrine Foundation and many other significant gifts have allowed…

A patient uses the new HydroWorx aquatic therapy machine at St. Luke's hospital. CREDIT ST LUKE'S

Eastern Iowa Airport sets all-time passenger record in 2024

The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids set a passenger record in 2024, with 1.5…

Eastern Iowa Airport gates baggage handling

Duane Arnold nuclear plant could reopen in 2028

NextEra Energy Resources has confirmed that it is actively pursuing the recommissioning process of its Duane Arnold…

Duane Arnold Energy Center

Casey’s announces winners of 2024 Product Innovation Summit

Casey’s General Stores has announced the selection of 13 brands to join its future product…

Casey's General Store

UnityPoint’s PACE Senior Care Center to open in Hiawatha

UnityPoint’s newest PACE Senior Care location, 1450 North Center Point Rd., Hiawatha, is slated to…

Officials celebrate the upcoming opening of UnityPoint's newest PACE Senior Care location, 1450 North Center Point Rd., Hiawatha, with a ribbon cutting. CREDIT UNITYPOINT

Iowa unemployment rate climbs to 3.2% in December

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.2% in December, while the state’s labor force…

Iowa Workforce Development office unemployment

Existing-home sales up nationwide by 2.2% in December, but down slightly in Midwest

Existing-home sales nationwide climbed in December, according to the National Association of Realtors, with sales…

Home sales

Calyx Creek and Lavender wins Iowa Farm Bureau prize

Oxford-based Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging has won the second -place prize for the Iowa…

Taylor and Stephanie Getting, owners of Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging in Oxford.

Marion Economic Development Corporation announces new leaders

The Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) announced a leadership transition within its board of directors…

Center Point family honored with Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

The Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig, presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to…

The Ditch Family of Center Point was honored with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines. Front left to right: Bob Quinn (Host of The Big Show), Matt Ditch, Joshua Ditch, and Victoria Ditch. Back left to right: AJ Ditch, Ken Ditch, Becky Ditch, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Brian Waddingham (Executive Director of the Coalition to Support Iowa Farmers), and Pat McGonegle (Chief Executive Officer of the Iowa Pork Producers Association).

Iowa REALTORS 2024 year-end housing market report shows optimism amidst continued adjustments

Iowa REALTORS, the state’s largest real estate professional organization, has released its December and year-end…

Iowa REALTORS 2024 year-end report

St. Luke’s celebrates new vascular, interventional radiology labs

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has reached a significant milestone with the completion of…

St. Luke's Interventional Radiology ribbon cutting

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week participants announced

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announce the restaurants selected to participate in the…

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

Hy-Vee replacing Wahlburgers with Market Grille locations

Hy-Vee will transition all its in-store restaurant locations across the Midwest from Wahlburgers back to…

Wahlburgers at Hy-Vee