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Plumb Supply building new $15.2 million facility in Cedar Rapids
Plumb Supply Company is planning a new $15.2 million logistics and warehouse facility in Cedar Rapids, the Cedar Rapids City Council learned at its meeting Jan. 27. Cedar Rapids business attraction program manager Scott Mather told the council that Plumb…
NCAA DIII Wrestling Championships to return to Cedar Rapids
After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the NCAA DIII Championships will return to Alliant Energy Powerhouse…
Collins Aerospace, Engineers Without Borders USA launch Clean Energy initiative
As part of its sustainability outreach programming, Collins Aerospace is launching a Clean Energy initiative…
ACT report reveals disparities in college prep opportunities due to COVID-19
ACT, based in Iowa City, released new survey data recently showing strong links between participating…
Black entrepreneurs navigate the business world
There are two things Candice Luter has learned since turning her part-time side hustle, where…
Mental health support for employers and employees
Whether you are going into work or working from home, the COVID-19 pandemic has probably…
A crisis in mental health
The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the health care spotlight for the last two years, continuing…
Taking the good with the bad of the pandemic
Pandemics historically tend to change society and COVID-19 has been no exception, said Gerard Clancy,…
Breaking barriers
When Julie Parisi started out as a shopkeeper at NewBo City Market in 2015, she…
Country’s first mobile vasectomy clinic hits the streets
It’s unusual, and often leads to bewildered faces, but the Simplevas mobile vasectomy clinic sparks…
Hui assumes ownership of Alberhasky Eye Clinic
A longtime Iowa City eye clinic and optical dispensary has changed hands, but the new…
Barbara Wilson installed as UI president
During a ceremony on Friday at Hancher Auditorium — as part of the University of…
Global staffing firm Aquent acquires Iowa City-based Workgroups DaVinci
Aquent, a workforce solutions company in Boston, announced Friday the acquisition of Workgroups DaVinci, a…
NextEra files applications with Linn County for Duane Arnold Solar projects
NextEra Energy Resources officials said Thursday afternoon they have filed project permit applications with Linn…
O’Donnell encourages Cedar Rapids residents to keep momentum going
The pace of economic development projects in Cedar Rapids over the past year is encouraging,…
New UI disability research center approved by Iowa Board of Regents
The University of Iowa will focus clinical research efforts on intellectual and developmental disabilities in…
