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The Siecks pose for a family photo at Crescent Cove Respite & Hospice Home for Kids in Minneapolis in 2021. (From left) Shanna, Izabella, Mason, Colton and Curtis Sieck. Ms. Sieck said it was the last photograph they took as a family before Mason died. CREDIT JOY BY JO PHOTOGRAPHY

Grinnell family works to bring pediatric palliative care and hospice center to Iowa

A Grinnell family is working to bring a pediatric palliative care and hospice facility to Iowa. When Curtis and Shanna Sieck’s 7-year-old son, Mason, was nearing the end of his battle with Gardner syndrome in 2021, options for end-of-life care…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Matt Kroul

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

CommUnity is offering suicide prevention training

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is offering free Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)…

Courage Ride raises $65,000 for sarcoma cancer research

Courage Ride, a bicycle ride that raises funds for sarcoma cancer research, presented a check…

RWDSU Local 110 delivers food, supplies in support of John Deere strike

A delegation of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Local 110 members delivered food…

Steindler CEO: Health care competition vital to Johnson County

The CEO of Steindler Orthopedic Clinic in Iowa City says approval of a certificate of…

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Supporters taking low-key approach to Linn County gaming referendum

Compared to the costly, and at times contentious, lead-up to the 2013 Linn County gaming…

Paving for More Progress backers point to past success, future needs

By most metrics, the Paving for Progress local-option sales tax program has produced substantial tangible…

West Bank announces Q3 net income

West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, reported Oct. 28 that its third quarter…

Casino developer, trades union enter project labor agreement for gaming facility

The Cedar Rapids Development Group (CRDG) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cedar…

Child care crisis ‘not sustainable,’ center director says

The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) received a $95,000 grant from the Women’s Funding Network (WFN)…

O’Brien retires as franchisee of 22 Iowa McDonald’s restaurants

Kevin O’Brien, whose family company operates 22 McDonald’s restaurant franchises in Iowa – many in…

SBA to recognize National Veterans Small Business Week

The U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and resilience of our veteran…

Applications accepted for spring Goldman Sachs program

Applications for the upcoming spring cohort of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program are…

Gallery on Main Amana Arts Guild to host weekly artists

The Gallery on Main Amana Arts Guild, located in the village of Amana, will be…

Picketing suspended near John Deere facility in Illinois after striking UAW worker struck, killed

Picketing activities for striking John Deere workers near the company’s Parts Distribution Center in Milan.,…