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MidWestOne Bank named Top Workplace in Iowa, Minnesota

MidWestOne Bank has earned recognition as one of Iowa and Minnesota’s Top Workplaces for 2025 by the Des Moines Register and Minnesota’s Star Tribune. The designation reflects employee feedback collected through surveys issued by Energage, which administers the Top Workplaces…

Iowa City arts community celebrates revival of student-run film festival

For the first time since the pandemic, the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDocs)…

Marion wins Tree City USA Growth Award

The City of Marion recently received the 2023 Tree City USA Growth Award at the…

Marion Tree City USA Growth Award

Mount Mercy revamps MBA program with input from major community employers

Mount Mercy University has updated its Master of Business Administration program, thanks to the input…

Mount Mercy University

Table to Table Seeks home garden and produce farm partnerships

Iowa City-based food rescue nonprofit Table to Table (T2T) is seeking new partnerships with local…

Cedar Boat Club spring auction to raise funds for Ellis fireworks show

The Cedar Boat Club, a longtime Cedar Rapids nonprofit organization, will hold its annual CBC…

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ACT partners with Nexus Capital Management LP

Nonprofit organization ACT, best known for its standardized tests by the same name, is partnering…

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Kentucky Derby Watch Party to benefit pediatric oncology nurses

Financial services company Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa is hosting a Kentucky Derby watch party at…

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Urban Acres agents donate $25k to North Liberty’s Next Stage Campaign

Several agents with Coralville-based Urban Acres Real Estate have donated a combined $25,000 to North…

Agents with Urban Acres Real Estate donated $25,000 to North Liberty's Next Stage Campaign.

Marion issues call for artists for Central Plaza sculpture

The City of Marion has opened a call for artists to design a signature sculpture…

Marion Central Plaza rendering 2

Coralville-based AI risk-mitigation platform IntelliSee partners with Singlewire Software

IntelliSee, an AI risk-mitigation platform, announced a recent partnership with Singlewire Software, a leading provider…

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Johnson County Great Give Day to be held May 1

The second annual Johnson County Great Give Day, a collective day of advocacy and giving,…

great give day

Cedar Rapids lands $56.4 million federal grant to fund new Eighth Avenue Arc of Justice bridge

The city of Cedar Rapids has secured a $56.4 million federal grant to fund construction…

Eighth Avenue Arc of Justice bridge rendering

Iowa Cancer Consortium creates resource to connect Iowans with cancer clinical trials

The Iowa Cancer Consortium has created a new resource that includes a comprehensive list of…

Iowa Cancer Consortium

Honkamp Payroll acquires North Liberty HR consulting firm

Honkamp Payroll, LLC, a payroll and human capital management company headquartered in Dubuque, has recently…

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Cedar Rapids Public Library to host Maker and Technology Fest

Technology and creativity will meet at the Cedar Rapids Public Library with the Maker and…

Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 Fifth Ave. SE. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT