IEDA awards $9 million grant for Cedar Rapids reinvestment
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board has given final approval to a grant to support a downtown Cedar Rapids reinvestment plan.
The board’s $9 million...
Shive-Hattery acquires KdG Architects
Shive-Hattery has acquired KdG Architects, a 20-person architecture, engineering and interior design firm in St. Louis, company leaders announced Friday, July 22.
Positioning itself in...
Marion Economic Development Corporation launches community index
Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) has released the Marion Community Index for the second quarter of 2022.
According to a news release, the report is...
June unemployment drops to pre-pandemic rate of 2.6%
Iowa's unemployment rate dropped to 2.6% in June – marking the six straight month unemployment has decreased and signaling a return to pre-pandemic unemployment...
A Touch of Class Event Center and Catering changes name, rebrands
A Touch of Class, an event venue and catering business 5977 Mount Vernon Road SE, Cedar Rapids, has announced that it has separated both...
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 Market Youth Entrepreneur Fair on Aug. 13 at the...
Iowans create record number of new businesses in FY2022
Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced Iowans have registered the highest number of new business entities in state history during the 2022 fiscal...