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How Tim Charles and other area leaders are redefining life after the corner office
When former Cedar Rapids Mercy Medical Center President and CEO Tim Charles retired at the close of 2022, the days that stretched before him were as blank as the canvases he likes to paint. “I found that it was a…
Uptown Marion Market to feature Youth Entrepreneur Fair on Aug. 13
Local young entrepreneurs are invited to join as a vendor at the first Uptown Marion…

Central Furniture Rescue relieved to find long-term location
For an organization dedicated to helping its formerly-homeless clients with basic home supplies and furnishings…
Iowans create record number of new businesses in FY2022
Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced Iowans have registered the highest number of new…

What’s next for business travel?
The travel industry has seen a dramatic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a near-record…
Clickstop expands to South Carolina, underscoring growth
Get customers what they want when they need it. That’s the rationale Clickstop and CEO…
GreatAmerica withdraws industrial bank application
GreatAmerica Financial Services has withdrawn its application to establish an industrial bank in Utah. The…

Scanlan Family Foundation gives largest gift in UI College of Education’s history
The Iowa Center for School Mental Health in the University of Iowa College of Education will be renamed…

ADM launches online farming course
Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) has developed an online course, called Shift, for producers to better…

Kirkwood Community College partners with CID to offer new avionics program
Even amid a highly competitive labor market for aircraft mechanics, Matt Wolford wasn’t too concerned…
Iowa City Downtown District adding more than 1,100 beds this year
Numerous housing developments underway in and near the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) this year…

University of Iowa welcomes summer cohort of professionals from Africa
Two dozen young entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa are hoping a six-week trip to Eastern Iowa…
Planning commission approves Kestrel Heights housing development in Cedar Rapids
Plans for a new 89-unit single-family housing development near the Rompot neighborhood and Cargill’s new…

Update: The Housing Fellowship agrees to vacant lot price for Student Built House
The city of Iowa City has reached an agreement to sell the vacant lot at…

Utilities Board sets public meetings for Wolf Carbon CO2 pipeline proposal
The Iowa Utilities Board has approved a series of six public informational meetings requested by…

First phase of Prairie Landing housing development launches
The first phase of the Prairie Landing housing development in northeast Cedar Rapids was officially…






