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Corridor sports complexes serve up wins on and off the court

If you were a Midwest kid playing sports in the ‘80s or ‘90s, you can probably still smell it — the old, dusty rubber and plastic, years of baked-in sweat from previous kid athletes emanating from the sports equipment shed…

Barnes named Orchestra Iowa interim CEO

Linda Barnes has been named the interim director of Orchestra Iowa in Cedar Rapids, orchestra…

Construction begins on North Liberty’s Palestra sports complex

The weather may have been overcast, but it was all golden shovels and smiles at…

Palestra Sports Complex owner and lead developer of Solomon's Landing, Brandon Pratt (right) throws the first shovelful of dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday.

Fareway Round Up for Variety raises more than $171,000

Fareway Stores, Inc. partnered with Variety – the Children’s Charity to conduct the seventh annual…

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UI JPEC enters new phase, plans to honor John Pappajohn

After nearly 30 years of weathering the constantly changing entrepreneurial landscape, the University of Iowa…

UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Executive Director David Hensley, UI President Barbara J. Wilson, and John Pappajohn

New senior living complex coming to Hiawatha

A new 40-unit senior living complex is on its way to the west side of…

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UIHC and St. Luke’s ranked among best hospitals in Iowa

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids and the University of Iowa Hospitals…

Tower Terrace Road project again denied federal RAISE grant

Area leaders are once again pondering their next steps after learning that for the fourth…

Tower Terrace Road Robins Road intersection

Five Iowa businesses awarded at Open 4 Business Pitch Contest

Five businesses from Main Street Iowa communities across the state competed in the final round…

Five businesses from Main Street Iowa communities across the state competed in the final round of the Open 4 Business contest. The Local in downtown Mount Vernon.

Iowa Board of Regents approves UI 2024 budget

The Iowa Board of Regents approved the University of Iowa’s fiscal year 2024 $5.34 billion…

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Student entrepreneurs awarded $10,000

Eight undergraduate student businesses were awarded $10,000 in a competition at the University of Iowa…

Undergraduate Startup Incubator Summer Track final pitches on July 28, 2023, at MERGE in Iowa City, Iowa. JPEC

Iowa Regents approves $20 million UI biomedical research building plan

The Iowa Board of Regents unanimously approved the University of Iowa’s schematic design, project description…

The Iowa Board of Regents approved this design for a 17,000 square foot addition to the University of Iowa's Biomedical Research Support Facility at its meeting on Aug. 2.

Layoffs announced at General Mills Blue Buffalo plant in Independence

More than 200 employees of the General Mills Blue Buffalo plant in Independence will face…

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Foreign investment in U.S. existing-home sales declines

Foreign buyers purchased $53.3 billion worth of U.S. existing homes from April 2022 to March…

Graf Real Estate

A new chapter for CBJ’s all-time fastest growing company

The past few years have brought extraordinary success and explosive growth to BLX Expedited Carriers…

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Per Mar Security ranked No. 14 in new report

Per Mar Security Services, a leading provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial…