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Linn County officials review land use considerations for data center zoning code

Members of the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission voiced a number of concerns regarding data center development in the county at a meeting Tuesday night to review land use considerations, as county officials develop a data center zoning code…

Holmes Murphy, TrustLayer partner to streamline insurance verification

Holmes Murphy, an independent insurance brokerage headquartered in Waukee, Iowa, has announced its partnership with…

Holmes Murphy

Ellis Golf Course clubhouse wins more design awards

The design awards keep on coming for the new Ellis Golf Course clubhouse in northwest…

Ellis Golf Course clubhouse

CommUnity Crisis Services facing major layoffs

CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City is planning 100 layoffs, effective Sept. 29. The layoffs…

The sign for CommUnity Crisis Services

These three Iowa entrepreneurs work with national, international clients

“I’m really lucky that I live in a time when location doesn’t really matter,” said…

Alicia Terry, co-founder of Saturday Social, works in her home studio in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ALICIA TERRY

Hiawatha celebrates growth, looks to future at State of the City event

Progress continued to define the past year for Hiawatha’s economic development — steady, if incremental,…

Panelists at the Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation’s State of the City event Sept. 14 included (L-R) city attorney Mark Parmenter, Mayor Bill Bennett, Cedar Rapids owner Hassan Igram, Dr. Matt Aucutt of Mercy Medical Center and Carla Andorf of Kirkwood Community College. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Applications accepted for Community Food and Farm Grant

Johnson County is accepting applications through 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, for the second Community…

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Cedar Rapids among country’s top 25 job markets, new report says

Cedar Rapids ranks among the 25 best job markets in America, according to a new…

Downtown Cedar Rapids

The Armstrong Hub to celebrate grand opening on Sept. 26

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept.…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Kirkwood recognized as leader in work-based learning

The Department of Education has recognized Kirkwood Community College as a national leader in work-based…

Kirkwood Community College

Mercy, St. Luke’s named to PINC AI Top 100 Hospitals 2023 list

Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, both in Cedar Rapids, have…

PINC AI Top 100 Hospitals 2023 Mercy Medical Center St. Luke's Hospital

Wilson’s Orchard & Farm expanding to Des Moines

Wilson’s Orchard & Farm is expanding to a new location in Des Moines, with its…

A pencil and ink drawing of a barn. On the side the words "Wilson's Orchard & Farm" is painted in green letters. Plants grow along the side of the building.

U.S. Bank closes downtown Cedar Rapids branch office

U.S. Bank has closed its branch office at an historic bank building in downtown Cedar…

U.S. Bank downtown Cedar Rapids

SkyWest will tour Kirkwood, speak to aviation students

Kirkwood Community College and SkyWest Airlines are joining forces to give aviation maintenance technology students…

Kirkwood

Registration is open for the Especially For You race

Registration is still open for the 33rd annual Especially for You (EFY) Race Against Breast…

Iowa Mayors Association honors AbouAssaly as Mayor of the Year

Marion Mayor Nicolas AbouAssaly was named the inaugural Mayor of the Year honoree among cities…

Nicolas AbouAssaly