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Dale Todd LightLine Loop groundbreaking

Council member Todd at LightLine groundbreaking: Project will restore ‘circle of life’

Cedar Rapids City Council member Dale Todd borrowed a trope from a classic Disney movie to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning for the city’s new roundhouse and LightLine Loop project. “The circle of life was once broken,” Mr. Todd…

New Dick’s House of Sport at former Sears could lead to closing of existing Dick’s Sporting Goods store

The opening of a new Dick’s House of Sport in the former Sears store in…

Dick's House of Sport Davenport climbing wall

CRBT announces leadership change

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) has announced that Larry Helling will retire from his…

Larry Helling and James Klein CRBT

‘The state of the city is strong’: Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague urges unity in uncertain times in State of the City address

The Emma J. Harvat Hall in Iowa City was packed the evening of Feb. 18…

Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague gives his sixth State of the City address Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Emma J. Harvat Hall.

City of Marion seeks to sell runway at Marion Municipal Airport

The City of Marion is pursuing an initiative to end its ownership of the runway…

LuxAir office Marion Airport

Pending final approval, Hy-Vee secures naming rights for North Liberty’s new event center and amphitheater

Pending final city council approval, the new event center and amphitheater in North Liberty’s Centennial…

(From left) Hy-Vee officials Kerry Sherlock, Tony Morrow, Jillian Miller (with the city of North Liberty), Elise Scheil and Aaron Lammers.

Iowa City Council special election scheduled for March 4

Iowa City voters will decide the next representative for the District C City Council seat…

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Uptown Marion could support upscale hotel, study indicates

Uptown Marion has the capacity to support an upscale, 80- to 90-room hotel, according to…

Marion Uptown Plaza

New child care center, window replacement among UI projects seeking approval at Board of Regents meeting next week

The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents for four…

Stead Family Children’s Hospital connects to John Pappajohn Pavillion in March 2023. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.

New mixed-use development proposed for former Marion Public Library site

A new mixed-use development is in the works for the former Marion Public Library site…

Former Marion library site

Coral Ridge Mall’s Partner to Empower program helps entrepreneurs overcome barriers, build legacy

Partner to Empower, an entrepreneurial program offered through Coral Ridge Mall for underrepresented business owners,…

Daneya Jacobs, owner of Delaware-based Candy Connections and past participant of Partner to Empower. CREDIT DANEYA JACOBS

Fisher Group in Hiawatha closing

Fisher Group in Hiawatha is closing its doors, according to a notification posted to the…

Fisher Group Hiawatha

ICCSD, Junior Achievement look to expand career readiness at Center for Innovation

The Iowa City Community School District is ramping up a project-based learning initiative to introduce…

Iowa City Community School District sign by Dodge Street.

Former AMC theater in Cedar Rapids set to become trampoline park

It seems the former AMC Classic Westdale 12 movie theater in southwest Cedar Rapids will…

AMC Theater Cedar Rapids

Rogers to step down as Linn County supervisor, joins UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Foundation

District 2 Linn County Supervisor Ben Rogers has submitted his letter of resignation, which will…

Supervisor Ben Rogers westside library campaign

University of Iowa Health Care union begins bargaining with Iowa Board of Regents

Members of the University of Iowa Health Care workers union demanded double-digit wage increases, set…

University of Iowa Health Care