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Willis Dady awarded $50,000 Lowe’s grant for Westminster House renovations

Willis Dady Homeless Services received a $50,000 grant from Lowe’s Hometowns, the nonprofit announced July 31. The funding will support accessibility and structural upgrades to Westminster House, a permanent supportive housing facility for veterans. The project will move the laundry…

Cornell College announces free tuition program for eligible Iowa students

Cornell College in Mount Vernon has introduced Tuition Zero, a new program designed to provide…

Greater Iowa City Inc. introduces HR Circle to tackle workforce challenges and opportunities

Greater Iowa City Inc., a network of business and public sector leaders that support local…

HR Circle meets for the first time at MERGE in Iowa City on Sept. 12.

History Center launches online real estate record archive

The History Center in Cedar Rapids has launched an initiative to make online archive records…

The History Center Cedar Rapids

TrueNorth Legacy Foundation announces community donations for 2024

The TrueNorth Legacy Foundation, a private 501c3 foundation, has completed its second annual grant cycle…

Truenorth

Cedar Rapids Downtown District names Caleb Knutson as executive director

The Cedar Rapids Downtown District has announced that Caleb Knutson has been hired as the…

Caleb Knutson Downtown District

Iowa food banks struggle amid SNAP cuts; Grow: Johnson County steps in to supply fresh produce

Iowa food banks continue to grapple with unprecedented demand, driven in part by cuts to…

Apprentice Jonah Eisen processes potatoes.

Nicole Crain named new Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) president

Nicole Crain has been selected as the next president of the Iowa Association of Business…

Nicole Crain ABI

Applications due Nov. 6 for Iowa City’s Targeted Small Business grants

Iowa City has introduced a new grant initiative aimed at supporting local entrepreneurs and small…

ChildServe closes $10 million campaign to relocate, expand Des Moines location

ChildServe, a specialty pediatric health care provider for children and young adults with special health…

ChildServe Des Moines

New student apartment complex Replay opens pre-leasing

Pre-leasing is now open for Replay Iowa City, the newest student apartment complex on the…

University of Iowa Technology Institute researcher secures nearly $1 million grant to advance quantum computing

Fatima Toor, the Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa,…

Fatima Toor, Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and faculty affiliate of the Iowa Technology Institute.

Cedar Rapids secures $348 million loan to modernize water infrastructure and boost local economy

In a major push to modernize its aging water systems, Cedar Rapids is set to…

Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility

UnityPoint Health – AbbeHealth Services awarded $1 million matching grant from the Hall-Perrine Foundation

The Hall-Perrine Foundation has announced a $1 million matching grant to support the St. Luke’s…

AbbeHealth Abbe Center

St. Luke’s Hospital introduces newborn hearing screenings with advanced equipment, thanks to $25,000 grant

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital will screen newborns for hearing loss using new equipment funded by…

Members of St. Luke's health care team hold a check for $25,000 from Variety–the Children’s Charity.

Stephanie Hartson named president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa has named Stephanie Hartson…

Stephanie Hartson has been named the new president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East Central Iowa.