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Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care opens new Cedar Rapids clinic

Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care has opened a new medical clinic in Cedar Rapids, expanding its direct primary care model with a new location at 3900 Fountains Blvd. NE. The clinic, part of Hy-Vee, Inc.’s growing health care offering, provides membership-based…

North Liberty Aldi opens May 2

A new Aldi is officially opening its doors to the public on May 2 in…

A rendering of the new Aldi opening in North Liberty May 2.

North Liberty Community Pantry seeks $100k from city to build new facility

The North Liberty Community Pantry is petitioning the city to help fund a new facility,…

North Liberty Community Pantry's current location at 89 N. Jones Blvd. The pantry transitioned from being a supplementary source of food before the COVID-19 Pandemic to the primary source of food for more than 80% of the families served, said Ryan Bobst, executive director.

Real Estate Showcase to feature commercial opportunities in Uptown Marion

Uptown Marion will be hosting the Uptown Real Estate Showcase event Thursday, May 2, designed…

Uptown Marion

Matthew 25 Spring Celebration showcases housing, food access impact

Matthew 25 will host a Spring Celebration event today (April 30) to showcase the nonprofit…

Cultivate Hope Urban Farm Matthew 25

Iowa Bankers Association president and CEO announces retirement

Iowa Bankers Association (IBA) president and CEO John Sorensen is retiring after 38 years with…

Iowa Bankers Association (IBA) president and CEO John Sorensen is retiring after 38 years with the company.

NAR settlement will bring more transparency to home sales, experts say

Shake ups with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) are spilling over into the real…

In March, the NAR announced an agreement to settle litigation for $418 million, and proposed a new rule prohibiting offers of broker compensation on the MLS.

Board of Regents approve almost $60.4 million in UI capital improvement projects

At the April 24 Iowa Board of Regents meeting in Ames, the University of Iowa…

NewBo City Market updates: FLO Business Hub, expanded hours, small business award

The NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids has announced a number of updates, including a…

NewBo City Market

‘State of The District’ highlights 15 years, looks to future

It may seem like a distant memory now, but after the flood of 2008, the…

Jeff Morrow State of the District

State universities eliminate, reorganize DEI offices to meet Regents directives

Presidents of the state’s public universities told the Iowa Board of Regents Thursday they are…

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen, University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson and University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook. from left, speak to the Iowa Board of Regents April 25, 2024. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Cedar Rapids council approves resolutions supporting two industrial developments

The Cedar Rapids City Council approved resolutions this week supporting a pair of industrial developments…

Airport Industrial Park rendering

CSI releases Iowa Housing Competitiveness Index

Common Sense Institute (CSI) Iowa has released a new study providing a snapshot of the…

Kristin Strohm Common Sense Iowa

Greater Iowa City Inc. unveils new agritourism brand

Greater Iowa City Inc., Johnson County’s economic development organization, has unveiled a new agritourism brand…

The new brand logo for Agri-CULTURE, Greater Iowa City Inc.'s new agritourism brand that will work to elevate Johnson County agribusinesses.

Cedar Rapids council picks developer for Ambroz site redevelopment, but declines to endorse proposed plan

The Cedar Rapids City Council has chosen a developer and a framework of economic incentives…

Ambroz redevelopment proposals

Iowa City awards nonprofit Dream City nearly $3 million in Inclusive Economic Development funding

Underrepresented entrepreneurs and business owners in Iowa City are getting a boost – a $2.9…

Dream City collaborators (l-r): Angie Jordan, executive director of South of 6 Iowa City Business District; Simeon Talley, founding partner of Community Development Strategies and project coordinator with Dream City; Tasha Lard, founder and CEO at M.O.G.U.L Consulting and owner of JD Beauty Supply; and Frederick Newell, founder and executive director of Dream City.