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Executive Aero Club founder Matthew Gunderson stands with one of the club’s Cirrus SR Series G7 Plus planes at the company’s hangar at Signature Aviation in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT Richard Pratt

Cedar Rapids’ Executive Aero Club helps private pilots be ready for takeoff

As Matthew Gunderson sees it, the newly-formed Executive Aero Club is not simply a members-only flight club and training school, it’s part of what he describes as the “Cirrus life” for club members. And it’s about much more, he says,…

Mercy, Fairfax State Savings Bank announce Giving Tuesday challenge

The Mercy Medical Center Foundation has announced that Fairfax State Savings Bank will be matching…

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza cases confirmed in Jones County

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture…

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed positive cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Taylor and Jones Counties.

Oral-B enters contract to purchase Kirkwood’s Iowa City campus

After 273 days on the market, Kirkwood Community College has announced a buyer for its…

Kirkwood's Iowa City campus, located at 1828 Lower Muscatine Road.

Housing Fund for Linn County offering loans for housing initiatives

The board of directors of the Housing Fund for Linn County is making up to…

Uptown Marion awarded $100K Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has awarded Uptown Marion – A Main Street Iowa…

$335,000 donation to The History Center endows Oral Histories LIVE! program

Local philanthropist Myron “Mike” Wilson recently donated $335,000 to the Cedar Rapids’ History Center to…

The History Center Cedar Rapids

IWD, SkillBridge partner to help Iowa employers hire service members transitioning out of military life

On Nov. 9, Iowa Workforce Development announced a new partnership to help Iowa businesses expand…

Military family

PinSeekers golf facility ready for business

Commuters on Interstate 380 may be wondering about the mammoth, 200-foot-tall netting that shoots into…

The outdoor driving range at Pinseekers uses Toptracer technology and features 10 Smart Target Greens that illuminate upon impact.

Tom’s New Best Friend: Raina Harmon with UI Women’s Basketball

Meet Tom’s New Best Friend: Raina Harmon, Assistant Coach with the University of Iowa Women’s…

Tom Cilek

Three Iowans receive inaugural Iowa Ambassador of Craft award

Doug Alberhasky, owner of John’s Grocery in Iowa City, is one of three recipients of…

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VIDEO TOUR: Pickle Palace inches closer to completion

The name “Pickle Palace” started as an inside joke. But as the 37,455-square-foot, three-story entertainment…

A view of the construction on the Pickle Palace's indoor courts from the building's second-floor balcony. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Frontier Co-op investing $210k at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm

Frontier Co-op is investing $210,000 to advance regenerative agriculture at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm over…

Frontier Co-Op

Northwestern Mutual promises $500k to Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa has made a new $500,000 promise to the University of Iowa…

Casey’s recognized for its diverse board of directors

Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores, Inc. is being recognized Wednesday, Nov. 8, by the Women’s Forum of…

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Money magazine names Veridian among best banks, credit unions in Midwest

Money magazine has named Veridian Credit Union among the top five Best Banks and Credit…

Veridian Credit Union Cedar Rapids