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Iowa Legal Aid awarded $489,100 grant to expand pro bono services
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is awarding $489,100 to Iowa Legal Aid to expand its pro bono work. Iowa Legal Aid is one of 19 legal services organizations nationwide receiving a grant from LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund. In total,…
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…
Terracon named Design Firm of the Year by ENR Midwest
Terracon Consultants Inc., which grew from a single office in Cedar Rapids six decades ago…
The Downtown Dish: Summer events in Iowa City, with special guest Nancy Bird
On today’s episode: Anna and Charlie go over some of the upcoming summer events in…
Martin Equipment celebrates groundbreaking for new Cedar Rapids facility
Martin Equipment, a fourth-generation, family-owned John Deere Construction & Forestry dealer, celebrated the groundbreaking of…
Crystal Group, Buena Vista University form educational partnership
Through a new partnership with Buena Vista University, Crystal Group, Inc. is broadening educational benefits…
Area leaders travel to Washington, D.C. to seek support for Tower Terrace Road project
This week, representatives of Marion, Cedar Rapids and other area communities traveled to Washington, D.C.,…
OPN Architects wins prestigious national award for Marion Fire Station design
OPN Architects, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, has received a 2024 Architecture Honor Award by the…
The Play Café has opened its new location
Founded in 2022, the Play Café has officially opened its new location at 153 Marion…
