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Cedar Rapids theater on the auction block, with no bids so far

The AMC Classic Westdale 12 theater, a longtime fixture in southwest Cedar Rapids, is now up for auction. With a starting bid of $250,000,...
Cargill corn plant Cedar Rapids

Cargill to lay off 5% of global workforce

Cargill, the largest privately-held company in the U.S. according to Forbes, is laying off 5% of its global workforce. The Minnesota-based ag commodities trader attributed...
Operating Room nurse Jill Droste pitches her Droste Drape at the Nurse Innovators seminar and pitch competition Nov. 14 at the UI Health Care Medical Center. Her idea won first place and $20,000. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

UI Nurse Innovators program transforms patient care solutions

For the many advancements in technology and innovation within the surgical sector, University of Iowa operating room nurse Jill Droste said there still isn’t...
Stephanie Getting leans over one of her lavender plants. The lavender takes up 20 of 200 acres at Calyx Creek.

Iowa Department of Agriculture opens applications for Choose Iowa Value-Added grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the return of the Choose Iowa Value-Added Grant program, offering matching funds of up to $25,000 to...
B-Bop's newest store

Construction begins on new B-Bop’s in Cedar Rapids; more on the way

Construction has begun on a new B-Bop's location in northeast Cedar Rapids, company officials have confirmed. The new location will be near the intersection of...
A worker with Grimm Family Farm plants potatoes in April 2020. The business is the only supplier of dry beans in Iowa and is one of several businesses to receive a USDA RFI grant.

24 Iowa food supply chain projects receive millions in grant funding

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced it is channeling more than $5.2 million into 24 projects aimed at bolstering Iowa’s food...
Students walk past Jessup Hall on the Pentacrest on a fall afternoon.

University of Iowa earns gold rating for sustainability efforts

The University of Iowa has been recognized for its sustainability initiatives, earning a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in...
View of cloud formations on earth taken from space

University of Iowa engineering leverages P3 seed funding to secure $9.4 Million in NASA...

The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program is reshaping Earth observation research within its College of Engineering, fostering new faculty hires, graduate programs, critical...
Competitors in the Iowa JPEC Innovation Challenge converged at MERGE in Iowa City Nov. 20 for the awards ceremony.

University of Iowa Innovation Challenge awards $75,000 to entrepreneurs

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) awarded $75,000 to winners of its Fall Innovation Challenge, a competition designed to foster...

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