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Mount Mercy, St. Ambrose Universities acquire Sacred Heart Convent in Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy and St. Ambrose universities have acquired the Sacred Heart Convent from the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, adding space for student housing and programming on the Mount Mercy campus in northeast Cedar Rapids. The building, located on…
My Eyelab expanding to Cedar Rapids market
My Eyelab, a retail brand of Now Optics, is planning an expansion in the Iowa…
Raising Cane’s to open in Coralville on April 12
UPDATED APRIL 4 The popular fast-food chicken fingers chain Raising Cane’s will be opening its…
Red Star Yeast ribbon-cutting marks addition of new fermenter
Red Star Yeast officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, March 31 to mark the construction…
SBA expands pilot program for underserved entrepreneurs
Reforms have been announced to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Community Advantage (CA) loan program,…
Hy-Vee plans OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit
The Hy-Vee OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit, to be held 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 25, is…
Report: More VA services needed in Iowa City
A March report released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicates a desire to…
GoDaddy ends Empower entrepreneur partnership with Jane Boyd
A five-year entrepreneur development partnership between GoDaddy and the Jane Boyd Community House, designed to…
Mortgage rates continue to move up
Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that…
Grants awarded to 59 HBAs, including Iowa, to fund local career events
The National Housing Endowment’s Skilled Labor Fund has awarded funding to 59 home builder associations…
North Liberty gives update on $9.9M city hall project
City officials and Shive-Hattery designers gave North Liberty residents a glimpse into the future on…
Three companies join Iowa Startup Accelerator
The Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA) has added Haggle, Groov, and Sprayer Mods to its six-month…
Transamerica partners on group plan solution focused on ESG investments
Transamerica has partnered with FuturePlan by Ascensus, Natixis Investment Managers and LeafHouse Financial Advisors LLC…
General Mills posts flat sales, slight profit decline for third quarter
General Mills, which operates a food production facility in southwest Cedar Rapids, reported sales essentially…
Linn County Public Health produces COVID-19 after-action report
Linn County Public Health (LCPH), in partnership with Coll Consulting, has produced a COVID-19 After-Action…
Maher Brothers Transfer & Storage celebrates 100 years
Moving has always been in the Maher Brothers Transfer & Storage DNA, but the mode…