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Durham to keynote Hiawatha State of the City event

Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority Director Debi Durham will deliver the keynote address at Hiawatha’s State of the City event on Aug. 19, according to the Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation (HEDCO). The event, held as part of…

ChildServe expansion brings services under one roof

Specialty pediatric healthcare provider ChildServe – Iowa City is celebrating the expansion of their current…

ChildServe Iowa City

Iowa unemployment rate decreases to 2.8% in April

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in April, down from last month’s rate of…

Iowa unemployment rate

Involta rebrands as ark data centers

In response to the surging demand for edge data centers and cloud infrastructure amid the…

ark data centers logo

Rayser Holdings named National Employee Owned Company of the Year

Rayser Holdings in Cedar Rapids has announced it has been named the 2024 National Employee…

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Defense contractor selects Crystal Group to provide radar servers for Army

Crystal Group, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of rugged high-performance edge computing solutions, has secured…

Crystal Group military radar servers

Kirkwood to introduce new Cybersecurity and Compliance program this fall

Beginning fall 2024, Kirkwood Community College will be offering a new Cybersecurity and Compliance program.…

Kirkwood

2024 Iowa City HBA Parade of Homes dates announced

This year’s Iowa City Home Builders Association Parade of Homes kicks off June 8. Twenty-two…

The Greater Iowa City Home Builders Association logo

Former Mercy Medical Center president, CEO Tinker remembered as visionary

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids celebrated the life of former president and CEO A.…

A. James Tinker Mercy Medical Center

ACT has ‘entered into an agreement’ to sell Iowa City campus

Educational nonprofit organization ACT announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Iowa…

The entrance of ACT's campus, on the corner of ACT Place and Scott Boulevard, Iowa City.

Holmes Murphy launches Innovative Program Solutions

Holmes Murphy has announced the launch of Innovative Program Solutions (IPS). According to a release,…

Holmes Murphy logo

Health Harmony takes home $2,500 in Final Pitch competition

A certified nursing assistant and University of Iowa undergraduate student majoring in speech and hearing…

University of Iowa undergraduate and UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Undergraduate Startup Incubator Spring Final Pitch Competition Lily Hintz.

Iowa Leading Indicators index up slightly in March

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) increased to 105.6 in March from 105.2 in February,…

Iowa Leading Indicators Department of Revenue

UI team creates technology for wound healing using carbon monoxide

A new technique that heals diabetic wounds and pressure ulcers using carbon monoxide was inspired…

James Byrne demonstrates use of a whipping siphon to dispense gas-entrapping foam in his lab.

Youth Employment Program returns for summer 2024

The Youth Empowered to Serve (Y.E.S.) employment program has returned to Johnson County for the…

Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County and Johnson County Social Services are bringing back the Y.E.S. program for the summer.

Cedar Ridge spirits earn recognition from industry organizations

The Cedar Ridge Distillery near Swisher has received recognition from two major industry organizations for…

Cedar Ridge