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Southeast Services Corporation to lay off 31 workers in Mount Vernon

Southeast Services Corporation (SSC), an educational facilities management company, will lay off 31 employees in Mount Vernon, according to a notice posted to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The layoffs were announced July 11 and will…

Iowa Climate Statement urges use of solar power

More than 200 science faculty at 36 colleges and universities across Iowa signed the 13th…

Sheep graze in a green meadow. Iowa Climate Statement

Bohnsack steps down as Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association executive officer

Karyl Bohnsack has announced she plans to step down as executive officer of the Greater…

Karyl Bohnsack

Meet the Forty Under 40 honorees working in the health care industry

Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…

Forty Under 40 Photos by Heidi Eiffert of StudioU Photography

St. Luke’s goes pink to raise awareness about breast cancer

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has turned its campus pink to help raise breast cancer awareness…

Meet the financial experts honored in 2023’s Forty Under 40

Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…

Financial experts

Groundswell Café celebrates five years of pay-it-forward meals

When a meal is rung up at Groundswell Café, 201 third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids,…

Groundswell Café, 201 third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids

Costume Emporium announces closing

A Cedar Rapids costume shop is closing, an announcement that comes just weeks before Halloween.…

Balloons, Etc. and Costume Emporium logo

Iowa Shop Local Day highlights area retailers

Iowans will have a chance to jump-start their Christmas shopping while supporting local businesses on…

Hy-Vee launches new resource to help patients access insulin

Hy-Vee, Inc. is launching a new resource to help patients with diabetes who are covered…

Hy-Vee

Linn County Food Systems Council awards $115,000 in grants

The Linn County Food Systems Council has awarded $115,000 in grants to 17 local organizations…

GreenState Credit Union honored as a Top Workplace

GreenState Credit Union, headquartered in North Liberty, has been awarded a Top Workplaces honor by…

GreenState

Iowa Workforce unveils new website

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has unveiled a new website intended to simplify the presentation of…

Iowa WorkForce Development

Rantizo announces $6 million expansion of Series A funding

Rantizo, an Iowa City-based operator network for spray drone services, has announced an expansion of…

A Rantizo agriculture drone operates over crops. CREDIT RANTIZO

IBC Economic Outlook Survey notes decline from previous report

Iowa Business Council (IBC) members remain largely positive of the overall trend of Iowa’s economy…

IBC economic outlook

Allegra honored for sales growth, exceptional customer support

Eric and Ben Van Kerckhove, owners of Allegra Marketing Print Mail in Cedar Rapids, have…

Allegra Cedar Rapids