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Chicago Fed President and CEO Austan Goolsbee makes a point at the Monday, June 2 QCBJ Mid-Year Economic Review at Rhythm City Casino Resort. CREDIT TODD WELVAERT

Goolsbee cautions Iowa ag, manufacturing industries: Economic changes ahead

With its reliance on agriculture and manufacturing, the Midwest economy is especially sensitive to global economic challenges such as tariffs, Chicago Fed President and CEO Austan Goolsbee told leaders at the Corridor Media Group’s Mid-Year Economic Review events. The Q&A-style…

Mayor: Cedar Rapids’ plate filled with success, opportunities

Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O’Donnell laid out a full-course meal theme for the annual State…

Tiffany O'Donnell State of the City Cedar Rapids 2023

NAHB: New home sales up in March

Lower mortgage rates and limited existing inventory helped to push new home sales up in…

UnityPoint Hospice grief camp helps children cope with death

UnityPoint Hospice is hosting Camp Embracing Memories, a camp for area children who are coping…

UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids

Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased in March

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) decreased to 107.6 in March, a decline of .7%…

X-Golf coming to Coralville, city council confirms housing plans

Among a series of housing and commercial development news at a recent Coralville City Council…

Indoor golf facility X-Golf is coming to Coralville and Cedar Rapids. CREDIT X-GOLF

North Liberty City Council rejects contentious senior living plan

A controversial proposal to redevelop nearly 10 acres of land in North Liberty into a…

An age-restricted community development will not be advanced through North Liberty City Council. CREDIT NORTH LIBERTY

Meld Marketing delves into unsolved Laura Van Wyhe case

Melinda Pradarelli never imagined Meld Marketing, the Iowa City marketing agency she founded in 2016,…

Laura Van Wyhe

Kirkwood to announce new president at news conference Thursday

Kirkwood Community College will announce its next president at a news conference Thursday, college officials…

Kirkwood Community College

Iowa City named SBA Iowa Small Business Community of the Year

The Iowa District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has named the City of…

SBA

UI students win entrepreneurial competition

Two University of Iowa students and their businesses placed first at the Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial…

Two Iowa City buildings honored with international sustainability award

Two Iowa City facilities, designed by Neumann Monson Architects, have received 2023 Green GOOD DESIGN…

Iowa City Public Works CREDIT DEZEEN

Big Grove launches Gold Can Giveaway in honor of RAGBRAI 50th anniversary

Big Grove Brewery, the official brewery of RAGBRAI and the maker of Iowa’s top-selling hazy…

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Celebrating this year’s Women of Influence

The 2023 Women of Influence are an inspiring group of community leaders who have each…

Women of Influence

‘Just one step’: Boys & Girls Club breaks ground for Busse Unit

Supporters and representatives of the Boys & Girls Club of the Corridor gathered Thursday afternoon…

Boys & Girls Club groundbreaking

Integrated DNA Technologies workers consider forming union

Workers at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a Coralville-based biotechnology, clinical diagnostics and pharmaceutical development company,…

The outside of Integrated DNA Technologies in Coralville in 2012. CREDIT IDT