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Modern purchases second Cedar Rapids facility to expand fabrication, operations

Modern, a Cedar Rapids-based mechanical contractor, has purchased a second facility at 850 Mann Rd. to support fabrication growth and consolidate operations. The new location, situated near the company’s headquarters at 500 Walford Rd., will expand fabrication capabilities, consolidate multiple…

Iowa City VA to unveil expanded Decorah clinic with ribbon-cutting ceremony

The Iowa City VA Health Care System will host a ribbon-cutting Monday, April 28 on…

The Iowa City VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6

UPDATED: Longtime Cedar Rapids jeweler Herman Ginsberg dies at 99

Emil Herman Ginsberg, an icon of the Cedar Rapids area jewelry community and a prominent…

Herman Ginsberg portrait

CBJ celebrates 2025’s Women of Influence

The 2025 Women of Influence are a group of incredibly multi-faceted and talented individuals. They…

2025 Women of Influence

The District: Czech Village and New Bohemia celebrates successes at annual ‘State of the District’ luncheon

The District: Czech Village & New Bohemia celebrated the successes of the past year and…

Julie Parisi State of the District

$28M foreclosure ruling sends The Chauncey, other properties to auction

A series of high-profile downtown Iowa City developments are slated for a sheriff sale following…

The Chauncey, at 404 E. College St., is Iowa City's tallest building at 15 stories. The high-rise is home to Hotel Chauncey, FilmScene, SpareMe! Bowl & Arcade, fix! Coffee and several office and residential units.

BHFO to lay off 32 workers in May

BHFO, an online discount designer fashion retailer based in Cedar Rapids, will lay off 32…

BHFO headquarters at 4520 20th Ave SW Cedar Rapids.

Q&A with Khan Academy founder Sal Khan

Khan Academy founder Sal Khan will deliver a public lecture this month at the University…

Sal Khan Khan Academy

Tuition hikes on the table for students at state universities

Pending approval from the Iowa Board of Regents, Iowa’s state universities are proposing tuition hikes…

Students walk past Jessup Hall on the Pentacrest on a fall afternoon.

Rezoning for new Tractor Supply store in Cedar Rapids draws concerns from neighboring property owners

A new Tractor Supply store is being planned in southwest Cedar Rapids, but some neighboring…

Tractor Supply site Williams Boulevard

University of Iowa Health Care seeks approval for $3 million hematology clinic renovation

University of Iowa is seeking Iowa Board of Regents’ approval to renovate a portion of…

University of Iowa Health Care's oncology/hematology clinic at 1351 Kimberly Rd. in Bettendorf.

Big Grove For Good provides $48,000 in grants to six nonprofits

Big Grove For Good, founded by Big Grove Brewery, has awarded $48,000 to six nonprofits…

A view of the front entrance of the Big Grove Brewery’s Cedar Rapids taphouse at a recent sunset. CREDIT BIG GROVE

UI professor receives 2025 Gairdner Award for cystic fibrosis research

Dr. Michael Welsh, a longtime University of Iowa physician-scientist, has been named a 2025 recipient…

Michael Welsh, MD, University of Iowa Gairdner Award

GALLERY: University of Iowa Health Care opens North Liberty medical campus

University of Iowa Health Care and Corridor leaders gathered Friday, April 11 for a ribbon-cutting…

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center North Liberty at 701 W. Forevergreen Rd. The 469,000-square-foot facility opens April 28.

Nussle stepping down from leadership of America’s Credit Unions

Jim Nussle, a former eight-term U.S. congressman for his native Iowa, has announced his plans…

Jim Nussle

Marion Welcome Center unveils remodel with local student collaboration

The Marion Welcome Center, located inside the Marion Chamber of Commerce and Uptown Marion offices…

Marion Welcome Center remodel