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African American Museum of Iowa names Anne Harris Carter as new executive director
The African American Museum of Iowa, in Cedar Rapids, has selected Anne Harris Carter as its new executive director. Ms. Carter will begin the role May 26, according to a news release. Ms. Carter brings a background spanning government, regulated…
Grain Indemnity Fund assessment to end September
The Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Board has voted to end assessments on grain sold to…
Field to Family’s online market returns weekly for the season
Field to Family will launch its 2025 weekly Online Market on Sunday, April 20, with…
Holiday Inn Express opens new location in Marion
Holiday Inn Express has opened its new location in Marion, developers announced this week. The…
Ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for completion of Marion’s Central Plaza
The City of Marion has scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the…
Iowa Leading Indicators Index again up slightly in February
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) increased to 107.0 in February from 106.7 in January,…
BHFO to lay off 32 workers in May
BHFO, an online discount designer fashion retailer based in Cedar Rapids, will lay off 32…
Three finalists announced for Grand Impact pitch competition
The Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids has announced that NewBoCo, Trees Forever, and Willis Dady…
Greater Iowa City, Inc. to host Mental Health First Aid training
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Greater Iowa City, Inc. is inviting local employers…
St. Luke’s Auxiliary donates $250,000 for mental health services
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Auxiliary has gifted a quarter-million-dollars to St. Luke’s Foundation for…
Big Grove For Good provides $48,000 in grants to six nonprofits
Big Grove For Good, founded by Big Grove Brewery, has awarded $48,000 to six nonprofits…
Community Savings Bank Cedar Rapids branch relocating downtown
The Cedar Rapids branch of Community Savings Bank (CSB) will be relocating soon to the…
Nassif Community Cancer Center to host free cancer screening event
The Nassif Community Cancer Center, in partnership with the head and neck surgeons at Physicians’…
UI professor receives 2025 Gairdner Award for cystic fibrosis research
Dr. Michael Welsh, a longtime University of Iowa physician-scientist, has been named a 2025 recipient…
CRST, agents recognized with Kloeckner Metals award
CRST, alongside three of its agent partners, has been honored with the Premier Asset-Based Carrier…
GreatAmerica sponsors new leasing course at University of North Texas
GreatAmerica Financial Services has announced its sponsorship of a new course on Commercial Equipment Leasing…
