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QTS speaker at CBJ symposium: Data centers, AI are already central to modern society

Data centers, and their AI processing capabilities, have grown to become an integral part of society in a relatively short timeframe, and their capabilities have become critical in various aspects of life, from health care and education to entertainment, QTS…

Tenth Kwik Star in Cedar Rapids area set to open in early 2026

Kwik Star plans to open its tenth Cedar Rapids area location early next year at…

New Cedar Rapids Kwik Star

Eastern Iowa Airport director, Wings2Water founder Lenss receives Iowa Water Quality Award

Marty Lenss, director of the Eastern Iowa Airport and founder of Wings2Water, will receive the…

Wings2Water water quality award

Indigenous-led nonprofit seeks to create ‘resilience and innovation hub’ in Iowa City

An Indigenous-led nonprofit organization focused on environmental and social justice issues, as well as the…

A rendering of nonprofit Great Plains Action Society's urban Indigenous-led resilience and innovation hub, which is flanked to the east and west by Gilbert Court and Maiden Lane and to the south by East Benton Street in Iowa City. The proposed project spans approximately one acre.

AI reality check: Regional businesses find practical uses for artificial intelligence

Conducting an initial job interview remotely, Ben Elliott soon noticed a pattern. “It became pretty…

AI generated art from FREEPIK.

Ulta Beauty to open new location at Westdale Town Center

Beauty retailer Ulta Beauty will open a new location at Westdale Town Center in the…

Ulta Beauty store interior

Vermeer, Sukup cultivate access to health care for rural employees

Nearly 40% of Iowa’s 3 million people live in a rural area, according to the…

rural iowa

Last Happy Joe’s in Corridor closed

The last Happy Joe’s Pizza restaurant in the Corridor has officially closed its doors. According…

Happy Joe's Williams Boulevard Cedar Rapids

NewBo City Market named finalist for Levitt Foundation grant

NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids is among 100 finalists nationwide competing for a $120,000…

NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids is among 100 finalists nationwide competing for a $120,000 grant from the Levitt Foundation to support its free outdoor concert series.

Iowa City Bike Library kicks off $1M campaign

The Iowa City Bike Library officially launched its $1 million Bikes Create Community campaign Thursday…

Iowa City Bike Library staff, volunteers, board members and participants cut the ribbon on the new youth hub at the organization's Bikes Create Community campaign Sept. 4.

Johnson County cities kick off campaign for 1% local option sales tax

The cities of Coralville, North Liberty and Iowa City teamed up on Tuesday as part…

A Local Makes Sense campaign sign is displayed at Greater Iowa City's headquarters during a press conference Sept. 2. The cities of Coralville, North Liberty and Iowa City have teamed up in a campaign to convince voters to elect a 1% local option sales tax on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Positive workforce culture requires intentional approach, Manufacturing Conference panelists emphasize

Developing and maintaining a positive workforce culture doesn’t just happen – it requires an intentional…

Manufacturing Conference 2025 Corporate Culture panelists

Linn County nuclear zoning ordinance gets final OK from supervisors

Linn County’s nuclear energy zoning code ordinance will soon be law, making it one of…

Duane Arnold Energy Center

UI Health Care opens new pediatric emergency space

University of Iowa Health Care has opened a new pediatric emergency space within its emergency…

ER entrance

Affordable housing development proposed at site of former Roosevelt Elementary School in Iowa City

This story will be updated with additional information. The property housing the former Roosevelt Elementary…

Rendering of the 187-unit affordable housing complex proposed for 611 Greenwood Dr. in Iowa City, the site of the former Roosevelt Elementary School.

Hawkeye Downs Speedway to host dirt track events for 100th anniversary

Hawkeye Downs Speedway will return to its dirt track origins this fall with a series…

Hawkeye Downs Speedway