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Pat McGrath accepts Howard Hall Excellence in Business Award
Even as one of Cedar Rapids’ most prominent business leaders, Pat McGrath struggled to contain his emotions Jan. 29 as he was formally awarded the Howard Hall Excellence in Business Award at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s annual meeting.…
Hinson announces affordable housing funding for Meskwaki Nation
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $372,891 to the Sac…
New McDonald’s coming to former bank site along First Avenue near Lindale Mall
Construction is under way on a new McDonald’s restaurant at the former site of a…
Spring tourism up 144% in Iowa City compared to pandemic levels
Iowa City is leading the Corridor in tourism recovery in 2022, according to data from…
Cargill RegenConnect expands to Iowa, encourages carbon sequestration
Cargill RegenConnect, a voluntary market-based regenerative agriculture program that helps producers access the carbon marketplace,…
Cedar Rapids raises lifeguard starting wage to attract more applicants
In an effort to recruit more lifeguards to work at Cedar Rapids municipal pools, the…
UI professor named one of top 40 MBA professors under 40 by Poets & Quants
Stephen Courtright, professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Tippie College of Business at the…
Iowa Utility Association’s annual development conference set for May 18
DEV2022, the Iowa Utility Association’s annual economic development conference, will be held this Wednesday, May…
New flex warehouse coming to southwest Cedar Rapids
A new flex warehouse building under construction along Interstate 380 on the south side of…
Ascent Therapy Group celebrates opening
Ascent Therapy Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 13 to celebrate the opening…
UnityPoint Health wins 9 national healthcare advertising awards
UnityPoint Health has earned nine national healthcare advertising awards for a talk show version of…
Construction begins on First and First West project
City officials and developers gathered Wednesday afternoon to formally break ground on the $100 million-plus…
First MainStreet adds three new partner agencies
First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., has acquired three new…
Heartlanders promote Head Coach and Assistant Coach
The Iowa Heartlanders announced the promotions of Head Coach Gerry Fleming and Assistant Coach Derek…
Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market returns this month
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance opens the 17th season of the Cedar Rapids Downtown…
Applications open for second cohort of Builders + Backers
Heartland Forward and its partners, Builders + Backers and the Iowa City Area Development Group…
