Marion city manager resigning, moving to Washington state
Longtime Marion city manager Lon Pluckhahn has submitted his resignation to the Marion City Council and plans to take a similar role in Washington...
University of Iowa startups featured in Science Coalition report
A growing number of Iowa-based companies trace their roots to federally funded University of Iowa research that helps them create jobs, generate wages, boost...
Johnson County reopening offices to public June 1
Johnson County offices and facilities will fully reopen to the public June 1, county officials said in a news release.
The county will continue to...
Cedar Ridge launches commemorative Fourth of July bourbon label
Cedar Ridge will release a commemorative label on its No. 1 selling Iowa bourbon whiskey to honor the Fourth of July holiday and strengthen...
Parisi named NewBo City Market executive director
NewBo City Market has named Julie Parisi as the organization’s new executive director. She began as a shopkeeper in the incubator program with her...
Branstad discusses trade agreement with China
At the CBJ’s first China & Trade Symposium held May 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Cedar Rapids, former U.S. Ambassador to...
Area residents decry NextEra solar farm proposal near Palo
NextEra Energy’s proposed plan to build a large-scale solar farm at and around the now-shuttered Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo met with a...