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Juliet Abdel named president, CEO of Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Juliet Abdel has been named the next president and chief executive officer of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, the organization’s Policy Board announced June 30. Ms. Abdel will assume the role July 28. She succeeds Doug Neumann, who is…
Former Aflac president Fred Crawford named Tippie’s first executive in residence
Fred Crawford, former president and COO of supplemental health insurance provider Aflac, will be the…
UI Health Care and Air Methods to open new AirCare helicopter base in Quad Cities
University of Iowa Health Care, in conjunction with air medical service Air Methods, has announced…
IC Downtown District announces Back to Dubuque Street Celebration
The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD), in partnership with Dubuque Street businesses, the City of…
South of 6 Iowa City Business District appoints Maurice Davis as executive director
The South of 6 Iowa City Business District has announced the appointment of Maurice A.…
CBJ symposium highlights challenges, opportunities of AI
It’s hard to consider any trend in today’s business world without acknowledging the impact –…
Kirkwood’s Benton County Leadership Council discusses local workforce, educational triumphs and challenges
Training the next generation to succeed in the workplace is half the battle, if you…
Big Grove Brewery takes gold at 2024 Great American Beer Festival
Iowa’s craft brewing scene received national recognition at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival (GABF),…
Linn County nonprofit agencies tout proposed casino benefits
Representatives of several Linn County nonprofit agencies touted the financial benefits of a proposed Cedar…
Farm-to-table dinner series to showcase local agriculture and culinary talent, benefit culinary education
The Iowa Tourism Office and Choose Iowa have teamed up with the Iowa Restaurant Association…
‘We deserve better’: Teamsters host strike rally at Cargill plant in Cedar Rapids
Amid raucous rallying chants such as “when we fight, we win,” members of Teamsters Local…
Muscatine memories: Dr. Kim gets ready for homecoming
Dr. Jim Yong Kim — a former World Bank president, and current educator and global…
MedBerry wins top prize at University of Iowa’s Startup Games
The 2024-25 edition of the Startup Games, hosted by the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn…
Long John Silver’s reopened in southwest Cedar Rapids
The Long John Silver’s restaurant at 2630 Williams Blvd. SW in Cedar Rapids has now…
Years in the making, work on ConnectCR project set to begin next year
In the grassroots planning stages since the early 1970s, construction of the two-phased ConnectCR project…
US News & World Report ranks UI Health Care for best children’s hospital in Iowa
University of Iowa Health Care’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital has been recognized in nine pediatric…
