Featured
Iowa unemployment rate falls to 3.5% in November
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.5% in November, down from 3.7% in September but higher than the 3.3% rate reported one year earlier, according to the latest numbers from Iowa Workforce Development. An October unemployment rate was not…
Indian Creek Nature Center’s Creekside Forest School now open
The new nature-based preschool at the Indian Creek Nature Center (ICNC), the Creekside Forest School…
Raytheon to require COVID-19 vaccinations from U.S. employees
Raytheon Technologies is mandating all U.S. employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine or risk disciplinary action…
Steel Therapeutics successfully closes its seed financing round
Steel Therapeutics — an early stage pharmaceutical company focused on increasing access to compounded drug…
SBA enhances COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan program
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman has announced major enhancements to the COVID…
Iowa Tourism Office offers incentives and resources for travel
The Iowa Tourism Office launched the Iowa Farm & Fun Passport, which provides travelers the opportunity…
IWD to host workforce roundtables
Iowa Workforce Development will host more than 25 workforce roundtables this fall in an effort to partner with…
Cedar Rapids council OKs term sheet for $71 million Kingston Landing development
The redevelopment of land just west of the Cedar River in downtown Cedar Rapids took…
Grand Appliance opens new store in Collins Road Square in Marion
Skogman Commercial Group announced that Grand Appliance and TV has opened a new store at…
Iowa City developer Moen wins Iowa Architectural Foundation award
Marc Moen, owner of Moengroup in Iowa City, has been named one of two recipients…
Iowa Heartlanders hockey team unveiled with ribbon cutting ceremony
The Iowa Heartlanders franchise was officially introduced to Iowa City at a ribbon cutting ceremony…
Hiawatha-based HOA’s oppose potential Edgewood Village development
The Turtle Creek and Dell Ridge homeowner’s association (HOA) have joined forces to object to…
Survey: Small business owners air concerns over economic recovery
Small business owners worry the American economy is in a precarious position following the COVID-19…
PVpallet rolling out reusable pallets for solar module shipping
PVpallet, the first recyclable, reusable, adjustable and collapsible pallet system designed specifically for shipping and…
Kirkwood dedicates $10 million Agricultural Center expansion
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids recently held a dedication ceremony for the college’s newly-renovated…
Hy-Vee, Johnson Fitness partnering to open in-store fitness showrooms
Hy-Vee Inc. has announced a partnership with Johnson Fitness & Wellness to open in-store fitness…
