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Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance CEO Abdel joins Common Sense Institute board of directors

The Common Sense Institute has added Juliet Abdel, president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, to its board of directors. Ms. Abdel leads a network of more than 1,200 businesses focused on driving regional prosperity and economic…

Retaining talent, building community: Meet the 2025 Forty Under 40

Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…

Forty Under 40 2025

Cedar Rapids council advances rezoning to convert former Garfield school to apartments

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted Tuesday, Oct. 21 to advance a rezoning proposal that…

Garfield Elementary Cedar Rapids

Linn County officials look to develop zoning standards for gas-fired power plants

As Alliant Energy continues to evaluate possible Linn County sites for a new natural gas-fired…

Marshalltown natural gas power plant

HEDCO names Mathis first executive director

The Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (HEDCO) has announced Liz Mathis will transition…

Liz Mathis

Escucha Mi Voz urges Johnson County officials to strengthen workplace safety protections for immigrant workers

Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and…

Members of Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and immigration reform, gathered at Iowa City City Hall for the Johnson County joint entities meeting Oct. 20.

North Liberty’s Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater opens doors

Following more than a decade of planning, the $10 million, 13,000-square-foot Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater…

Crosspark Road Hy-Vee District Store Director Elise Scheil and North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman, center, prepare to cut the ribbon to the new Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater Oct. 21.

Linn County officials review land use considerations for data center zoning code

Members of the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission voiced a number of concerns regarding…

QTS data center Cedar Rapids construction

Mercy announces leadership change at Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia

Mercy Medical Center announced a leadership transition Tuesday at The Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family…

DeWulf dementia innovation center

UI ophthalmologist Edwin Stone elected to National Academy of Medicine

The University of Iowa has announced that ophthalmologist Edwin Stone has earned election to the…

Dr. Edwin Stone, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and director of the Institute for Vision Research at the UI.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity…

(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

Backpocket Brewing to close Coralville taproom, move production to Waterloo

Coralville brewery Backpocket Brewing is moving productions to Waterloo and closing its taproom at the…

Backpocket Brewing's location at the Iowa River Landing, 903 Quarry Road in Coralville.

Schickedanz resigns as Englert executive director; Huckfeldt named interim director

The Englert Theatre announced Thursday, Oct. 16 that Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt has been named interim…

Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt Englert Theatre

Collins Road Square shopping center for sale

Collins Road Square, one of the largest shopping centers in the Cedar Rapids area, is…

Collins Road Square aerial

Cornell College returns funerary statue to Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Cornell College has returned a Mississippian Native American funerary statue to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation…

Cornell College campus

Brandhorst named Kernels general manager

The Cedar Rapids Ball Club has named Sean Brandhorst general manager of the Cedar Rapids…

Sean Brandhorst Kernels