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UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center marks 10-year milestone

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week, marking a decade of advanced cancer care in the community. The facility opened its doors within the Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Medical Pavilion on…

Horizons CEO Mike Barnhart to retire at end of November

Horizons chief executive officer (CEO) Mike Barnhart has announced his intention to retire, effective Nov.…

Horizons CEO Mike Barnhart

Schroeder named new Uptown Marion Main Street program director

The Marion Chamber of Commerce and Uptown Marion Main Street program have announced the hiring…

Lacey Schroeder Uptown Marion Main Street

Iowa unemployment rate remains at 2.8% for fourth straight month

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in July, unchanged from June and .2% lower…

Iowa Workforce Development office unemployment

Johnson County adds first fully electric bus to SEATS fleet

The Johnson County SEATS department  — which provides rides to older citizens, people with disabilities,…

Kinseth announces AC Hotel by Marriott for Kingston Yard

Kinseth Hospitality announced Tuesday that they will be developing a new AC Hotel by Marriott…

AC Hotel by Marriott Cedar Rapids

Axiom Consultants merges with Ruekert & Mielke

In a move that underscores the growing consolidation within the engineering industry, Axiom Consultants, an…

Axiom and R/M staff

Big Grove pours life back into Iowa’s trees with new lager collab

Big Grove Brewery and Marion nonprofit Trees Forever have continued their partnership to launch a…

UnityPoint Health’s Daniel Joiner named 2024 diversity leader

Modern Healthcare, a bi-monthy business publication geared toward healthcare industry executives, named UnityPoint Health’s chief…

Daniel Joiner

iHeartMedia announces debut of Sports Radio 95.7, ‘Home of the Hawkeyes’ in Cedar Rapids

iHeartMedia Cedar Rapids has announced the debut of the new Sports Radio 95.7 KXNO, effective…

Sports Radio 95.7

Registration open for Mental Health Matters 5K

Registration is now open for the fifth annual “Mental Health Matters” (MHM) 5K run/walk in…

Mental Health Matters 5K

North Liberty couple donate $100,000 to boost city’s Centennial Park development

Longtime residents and philanthropists Dave and Rita Roberts have donated $100,000 to North Liberty’s Centennial…

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

IDT launches ‘rapid genes’ to speed up pharmaceutical research

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has unveiled a new product aimed at accelerating pharmaceutical research. According…

Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

Hoover’s Hometown Days celebrates president’s 150th birthday with new ale from Big Grove

This weekend’s annual Hoover’s Hometown Days festival will feature a new presidential ale from Big…

Adam Keune named executive director of Iowa JPEC at University of Iowa

Adam Keune, co-founder of Higher Learning Technologies based in Coralville, has been appointed as the…

Adam Keune, new executive director of the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business.

HACAP acquires Olivet Mission property, expands community services

In a move aimed at bolstering community services, the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc.…

Olivet Neighborhood Mission building