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Mercy Medical Center performs first surgery with new breast cancer detection device
Mercy Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to use newly FDA-approved MarginProbe 2 technology during breast-conserving surgery, the hospital announced Sunday, Jan. 4. The device allows surgeons to check tissue during surgery to determine whether all cancer…
Mercy Iowa City President and CEO Sean Williams announces plans to resign
Mercy Iowa City confirmed today that Sean Williams, Mercy Iowa City president and CEO, has…
Linn County Public Health adopts CDC guidance, recommends masks indoors
Linn County Public Health is adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) face-covering…
South Slope launching fiber optic service in Oxford
South Slope Cooperative Communications has announced they will be extending fiber optic technology to homes…
Reynolds names carbon sequestration task force working groups
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced members of the agriculture and energy working groups of…
Small Business Administration marks 68 years
The U.S. Small Business Administration marked 68 years of service July 30 as a voice…
Iowa State launching agricultural AI institute
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National…
Ingredion operating income, EPS up dramatically in second quarter
Ingredion Inc. reported adjusted operating income of $208 million for the second quarter Tuesday, up…
Cedar Rapids city buildings will require masks regardless of vaccination status
The City of Cedar Rapids said it will begin requiring visitors, regardless of vaccination status,…
UI professor: Consider shopping for holidays now
So-called “Christmas in July” sales have become a summertime staple, fueled by retailers’ desire to…
MidWestOne Bank hosts Rock the Chalk in downtown Iowa City this Friday
The 5th annual Rock the Chalk hosted by MidWestOne Bank takes place Friday in downtown…
Reverse supply chain: Liquidators and resellers profit from excess stock
The Ornery Octopus Surplus and Liquidation store in Hiawatha isn’t open Mondays, but that doesn’t…
Nearly 200 applications for broadband grants following $100M investment
The State of Iowa received 178 applications from broadband providers for the latest Empower Rural…
Younger crowd heads to thrift stores
Thrift-store shoppers are getting younger and hipper. “They’re really looking for those items donated by…
Steindler Orthopedic Clinic announces robotic-assisted knee surgery
Steindler Orthopedic Clinic announces the latest advancement in joint replacement surgery – robotic-assisted partial and…
Tanager Place achieves national accreditation
Tanager Place has achieved national accreditation from the New York-based Council on Accreditation (COA). The…
