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Whirlpool to lay off 650 workers at Amana plant

Whirlpool has announced plans to lay off 650 workers at its Middle Amana location, effective June 1. “Whirlpool Corporation has made necessary adjustments to production at its Amana operations to align with current market conditions driven by consumer demand,” a…

UnityPoint Health Hospitals in Eastern Iowa revising masking requirements

UnityPoint Health hospitals in Eastern Iowa are revising masking requirements based on community transmission levels…

Popoli Ristorante & Sullivan’s Bar in Cedar Rapids will close in May

Popoli Ristorante & Sullivan’s Bar in Cedar Rapids will cease operations on May 8, according…

A plate of food at Popoli Ristorante

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs, hiring events this spring

April and May will be busy months for the IowaWORKS offices in Cedar Rapids and…

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs this spring.

Indian Creek Nature Center receives $250,000 in ARPA funding

Indian Creek Nature Center has announced it has been awarded $250,000 of Linn County’s $11…

Registration open for 2022 EFY Race Against Breast Cancer

Registration is now open for the 32nd annual Especially for You(r) (EFY) Race Against Breast…

Coralville volunteer receives lifetime service award from Alzheimer’s Association

The Gary Wicklund Lifetime of Service Award has been named after and awarded to Gary…

Solomon’s Landing, Forevergreen Estates projects accepted

North Liberty green-lit numerous housing developments over the course of an April 12 city council…

Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3.3% in March

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in March, which is down from 3.5%…

Amana Performing Arts Center launching at former Old Creamery site

The former Old Creamery Theatre in Amana is being reborn under a new moniker –…

Iowa City Community School District Foundation receives $1 million gift

Coralville resident Christine N. Boge committed a planned gift of $1 million to the Foundation…

Farm to Street Dinner seeking applications from restaurants

The Farm to Street Dinner, hosted by the city of Iowa City in partnership with…

Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse marks 25 years in retail

Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse, 1682 Dubuque Road in Marion, will mark 25 seasons in…

SBA approves $17.2 million in Iowa small business loans in March

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 40 loans for $17,231,300 to Iowa businesses in March,…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Cedar Rapids council propels ‘complicated’ First and First West project forward

With acknowledgement from both city leaders and developers that the plan is among the most…

IEDA Cedar Rapids award

Linn County supervisors award first round of ARPA funding

The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday awarded the first round of funding from…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids