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(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity and heritage worldwide during a conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Forum of Slavic Cultures, an international nonprofit headquartered in Slovenia, honored NCSML with the…

Brandhorst named Kernels general manager

The Cedar Rapids Ball Club has named Sean Brandhorst general manager of the Cedar Rapids…

Sean Brandhorst Kernels

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks No. 1 in Iowa, earns national recognition

University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranked as the state’s top children’s…

Stead Family Children's Hospital NICU

University of Iowa’s International Writing Program director to step down

Christopher Merrill, longtime director of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP), will step…

Christopher Merrill, director of University of Iowa's International Writing Program.

Waypoint campaign to establish apartments for residents without homes

As Waypoint Services works to transition the 30-year-old Madge Phillips Center from a shelter to…

Waypoint Apartments homeless

Final building in The Fountains under construction

A mixed-use building under construction in The Fountains in northeast Cedar Rapids will serve as…

Fountains development final building

Iowa business leaders redefine retirement: From full stop to gradual transition

Every day, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 — according to the Georgetown University Center for…

retirement pexels

Local restaurateur Jade Luter flips concepts for Pregame Brew & Chew, Mas Margaritas

A number of new developments are in the works for several locations in local restaurateur…

Pregame Brew & Chew Jade Luter

QTS speaker at CBJ symposium: Data centers, AI are already central to modern society

Data centers, and their AI processing capabilities, have grown to become an integral part of…

QTS speaker David McCall CBJ Symposium

Hiawatha leaders hail Igram Village as ‘monumental development’

Hiawatha leaders hailed the Igram Village project as a “monumental development” in the city’s history…

Igram Village Hiawatha groundbreaking

As Google considers Linn County data center, county leaders seek water resource study

As Google reportedly considers building its second data center complex in Linn County, county supervisors…

Construction continues at Google’s data center project, near the intersection of 76th Avenue and Edgewood Road SW, Cedar Rapids.

Fenōkee furniture merges art and craft

The small forge takes up only a fraction of the space in the converted workshop,…

Drew Hart and Annie McElree of Fenokee furniture pose in their workshop in Cedar Rapids Sept. 26, 2025. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Popeyes sues Iowa franchisee for continuing operations after franchise termination

Popeyes Louisiana Chicken is suing an Iowa franchise owner for continuing to operate under the…

A Popeyes under construction at 1926 Keokuk St. In Iowa City

Northtowne Cycling + Fitness, century-old Cedar Rapids bike shop, sold to new owner

Northtowne Cycling + Fitness bike shop, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, has been…

Northtowne Cycling bike shop sold

Cedar Rapids dentist surrenders license after fraud, incompetence allegations

A Cedar Rapids dentist has agreed to surrender his license after the Iowa Dental Board…

Iowa Dental Board

Alliant Energy ‘deprioritizing’ proposed Fairfax site for new power plant

UPDATED WITH FAIRFAX CITY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENT: In the wake of concerns raised by Eastern Iowa…

Alliant power plant proposed location