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Mercy Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition

Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award, along with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite distinction. “The award recognizes Mercy’s continued commitment to delivering high-quality stroke care…

Sakharova named new Orchestra Iowa concertmaster

Julia Sakharova has been hired as the new concertmaster for Orchestra Iowa in Cedar Rapids.…

Julia Sakharova Orchestra Iowa concertmaster

UI orthopedics study therapeutic effects of essential amino acids

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether essential…

X-Ray of a pelvis

Hy-Vee making new donation to Caitlin Clark Foundation

Hy-Vee announced Friday, Feb. 16 that it is donating $35,690 to the Caitlin Clark Foundation,…

Caitlin Clark Michigan

Kirkwood Community College recognized as a top producer of Fulbright scholars

Kirkwood Community College has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational…

Kirkwood Community College

Alliant Energy Iowa president Kouba to retire; Farlinger named new president, VP of operations

Alliant Energy has announced that Terry Kouba, president of Alliant’s Iowa energy company, has announced…

Terry Kouba and Mayuri Farlinger of Alliant Energy

Allegra Printing Iowa City announces winner of sweepstake

Allegra Marketing Print Mail in Iowa City, the local leader in marketing, print and direct…

Van Meter now part of Information Solutions Value-Added Reseller program

Van Meter Inc. in Cedar Rapids is now one of the first electrical distributors in…

Mayflower to continue housing students

The University of Iowa is seeing a record number of applications for fall 2024, creating…

The University of Iowa is exploring options to sell Mayflower Residence Hall and construct a new $40-60 million returning student hall. CREDIT NOAH TONG

Applications now open for Cedar Rapids ROOTs affordable housing program

Applications are now open for the city of Cedar Rapids’ Redeveloping Ownership Opportunities Together (ROOTs)…

Derecho damaged homes

BAE Systems completing acquisition of Ball Aerospace

BAE Systems is completing the final steps in their acquisition of Ball Aerospace from Ball…

BAE Systems facility

Grask Truck Group receives Best-in-Class award of 2023

Grask Truck Group, Inc., an Iowa-based Peterbilt Truck Dealer, was honored as one of eight…

Grask Truck Group award winning

Iowa City Restaurant Week begins this Saturday

Think Iowa City is hosting a week-long culinary celebration, spotlighting the diverse food scene in…

Restaurant week

Iowa manufacturing company optimizing energy efficiency in Qatar

Coralville-based Innovas Technologies will supply Helios Tube Cleaning System for the Lusail Marina expansion, a…

Innovas Technologies co-founders Chuck Dirks (left) and Mike Crocker show off the spongy balls used in their company’s Helios Automatic Tube Cleaning System to clean biofilm and other deposits blocking thermal energy transfer in heat exchanges. PHOTO DAVE DEWITTE

Economic Alliance announces three businesses leaders joining policy board

According to a news release, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announced three new…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

$3 million in grants to be awarded to Iowa farmers and producers

Applications for the Iowa Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program are open, according to a…

rfsi submitted photo