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NERD STEM Box wins Iowa JPEC Startup Incubator Demo Day
Iowa City innovator and entrepreneur Dasia Taylor and her venture, NERD STEM Box, took first place and $3,500 at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Startup Incubator Summer Track Demo Day on Aug. 7 at MERGE…
Linn County releases housing needs, equity reports
Linn County, with help from the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG), has released…

CRST signs agreement with Optimal Dynamics for artificial decision intelligence system
CRST The Transportation Solution has signed an agreement with Optimal Dynamics to implement the company’s…

Corridor Media Group wins six AABP editorial excellence awards
The Corridor Media Group, parent company of the Corridor Business Journal and the Quad Cities…

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids president named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s ‘CEOs to Know’ list
UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids president Casey Greene has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s…

Coe College’s REU site secures $464k National Science Foundation grant for three-year renewal
Coe College’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site has secured a three-year renewal backed by…

Matthew 25 volunteers prepare for annual Transform Week
More than 325 volunteers will come together to help their neighbors June 24-28 as Matthew…

His Hands clinic nears 10,000 pairs of shoes in world-record collection effort
His Hands Free Clinic has received 9,725 pairs of shoes so far toward the clinic’s…

University of Iowa welcomes this year’s 24 Mandela Washington fellows
The University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center has partnered with the Iowa Institute for…

Iowa unemployment rate holds steady at 2.8% in May
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in May, unchanged from April and the same…

Meal POPs mobile app partners with Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival
The restaurant cash voucher app Meal POPs has announced a partnership with the Freedom Festival…

First Chipotle restaurant opens in Coralville
Chipotle Mexican Grill opened its first location in Coralville on Wednesday, June 19. The new…

Prospect Meadows sports complex to see busiest season yet
The Prospect Meadows sports complex in Marion is on track to have its busiest summer…

St. Luke’s offers free pharmacy delivery to offset Hy-Vee closure
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Pharmacy is now offering free pharmaceutical delivery and mail service…

Act Write Here wins $15,000 first prize at Venture School Statewide Launch Day
Virtual playhouse Act Write Here won first place and a $15,000 prize at the University…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s named among top 100 community hospitals in the nation
Hospital publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s to this year’s nationwide…
