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Smurfit Westrock plant in Cedar Rapids closing
The Smurfit Westrock packaging facility in northeast Cedar Rapids will be closing its doors in early October, according to a notice posted this week to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act website. According to the notification, dated…
ISA receives GAC Halal accreditation, ISO certification
Islamic Services of America (ISA) has received its formal Halal Product Certification accreditation for GSO…
Reynolds announces $5M investment to boost food bank capacity
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) have announced a $5 million…
Eastern Iowa Airport, American Airlines begin nonstop flight to D.C.
American Airlines and Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) celebrated the inaugural nonstop flight from CID to…
Monarch Research, health care providers launch One Child, One Tree program
Monarch Research, an organization dedicated to environmental conservation and restoration, is partnering with Mercy Medical…
MEDCO president Nick Glew set to resign
Nick Glew, president of the Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) since 2014, has announced plans…
Work set to begin on African American Museum renovation
The transformational renovation and expansion project at the African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) formally…
Greater CR Community Foundation approves nearly $4 million in grants
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation board of directors recently approved $3.79 million in grants…
Iowa Women’s Foundation hires new director of development
Tisha Ritter joined the Iowa Women’s Foundation as its director of development on May 30.…
Crystal Group names Aaron Maue as new CEO
Crystal Group, Inc., a manufacturer of rugged high-performance computing solutions, has named Aaron Maue as…
More than 100 local business owners sign ‘Buy 319’ pledge
A Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance campaign to encourage local business owners to purchase locally,…
New Leader Manufacturing to host first youth registered weld apprenticeship program
New Leader Manufacturing (NLM) has partnered with the Iowa Department of Education and Grant Wood…
Junior Achievement announces Business Hall of Fame honorees
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa announces the 24th annual Corridor Business Hall of Fame honorees.…
Iowa City Downtown District appoints new director
The Iowa City Downtown District’s (ICDD) Executive Committee and Board of Directors unanimously approved the…
Cedar Rapids, area mayors to lead workforce recruitment effort
Marking the latest push to address a shortage of available workers in Eastern Iowa, Cedar…
FilmScene receives $25K in NEA grants
For the second year in a row, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has…
