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Smurfit Westrock plant in Cedar Rapids closing
The Smurfit Westrock packaging facility in northeast Cedar Rapids will be closing its doors in early October, according to a notice posted this week to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act website. According to the notification, dated…
Harbor Freight Tools to open new Cedar Rapids store June 15
Harbor Freight Tools will officially open its new store in Cedar Rapids June 15, company…
Iowa City Downtown District reflects on 2023, looks to future initiatives
Attracting thousands of visitors, improved placemaking, enhancing night-time safety measures and recruiting and retaining local…
ABI members applaud Reynolds’ Iowa pro-business reforms
Taking Iowa’s state income tax rate from sixth highest to sixth lowest in the nation…
Vermeer’s self-propelled baler is Coolest Thing Made in Iowa
The coolest of the cool products manufactured in the Hawkeye State is an innovative piece…
Fashion accessory retailer Kendra Scott joins Iowa River Landing
Coralville’s Iowa River Landing (IRL) continues to expand its offerings with the addition of Kendra…
Travero holds grand opening of wind turbine blade recycling plant
After over a year in the making, REGEN Fiber’s new Fairfax recycling facility saw its…
University of Iowa seeks expansion, renovation of Tippie College of Business
The University of Iowa is seeking approval to move forward with expansion and renovation plans…
From farm to feast: How Corridor restaurants work with local farms to enhance their menus
The phrase “farm-to-table dining” evokes many images: steaming platters of bacon and greens, freshly collected…
Mercy Cedar Rapids to host career fair in partnership with IowaWORKS
Mercy Cedar Rapids is hosting a career fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday,…
‘Coolest Thing’ contest spotlights Iowa’s diverse, creative manufacturing sector
Even Chip Reeves, who heads Iowa’s largest publicly-traded bank and oversees deals every day that…
Iowa City Transit seeks feedback on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program
As a condition of using federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration, Iowa City Transit…
Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Marion seek new director for Collaborative Growth Initiative
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance (CRMEA) is seeking a new full-time Talent Attraction Director…
Iowa City’s Pagliai’s Pizza building designated as historic landmark
An iconic Iowa City building with ties to Czech immigrants was recently designated a historic…
EV charging infrastructure growing slowly in Iowa
A devoted environmentalist, Mike Carberry purchased a Chevy Bolt last year and is now among…
Iowa Leading Indicators Index sees slight decrease from April
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) decreased to 105.5 in April from 105.6 in March,…
