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Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity begins construction of new affordable home
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity is starting construction on a new affordable home in Cedar Rapids, with support from a $35,000 grant from the Aegon Transamerica Foundation. Volunteers from Aegon and Transamerica will begin building wall panels Wednesday, Sept. 17…
Colony Acres Family Farm named in ‘Best Pumpkin Patch’ list by USA Today
Colony Acres Family Farm in North Liberty is included in the 2023 USA Today 10…
Meet the nonprofit professionals on this year’s Forty Under 40 list
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
Crystal Group secures contract to provide servers for radar systems
Crystal Group, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of rugged high-performance edge compute solutions, secured a…
Magalhães named Iowa Association of Realtors president
Shaner Magalhães, an Urban Acres real estate agent, has been inducted as the 2024 Iowa…
Harmony Hawks concert to benefit His Hands Free Clinic
Harmony Hawks will host a concert 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. Paul’s United Methodist…
Collins Aerospace layoffs in Cedar Rapids take effect
Layoffs of 68 Collins Aerospace workers in Cedar Rapids take effect Friday, Oct. 13, after…
Brew Oil: Sinclair stores closed due to lease issues, property owner’s bankruptcy
Brew Oil was forced to close Sinclair-branded convenience stores in Eastern Iowa, including Cedar Rapids,…
Alliant Energy proposes increases in Iowa electric, gas rates
Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility company, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), filed a request with…
EIHC receives highest level of compliance from government
Eastern Iowa Health Center (EIHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center located in Cedar Rapids, has…
TrueNorth Legacy Foundation announces grants to community organizations
The TrueNorth Legacy Foundation has completed its inaugural grant cycle and announced the distribution of…
Meet four of the Corridor business owners on 2023’s Forty Under 40 list
Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…
UnityPoint Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services call off merger plans
UnityPoint Health is no longer pursuing a merger with Presbyterian Healthcare Services, UnityPoint officials announced…
Iowa City to implement tax on EV charging
Iowa City will charge electric vehicle owners for the use of city-owned EV charging stations,…
Fewer seniors ready for college as ACT scores continue to decline
The average Composite score on the ACT test fell to 19.5 for the class of…
Mercy Iowa City to continue operating as community hospital
Mercy Iowa City will remain an operational community hospital following its acquisition by bond investors…
