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David Tominsky, Eric Engelmann, Sarah Wallace, Jess Greiner, Krista Martin, Novy venture studio

Novy begins development of first portfolio company

Novy, a Cedar Rapids-based health care venture studio, has entered the creation stage of its first portfolio company, a software platform aimed at improving shift scheduling for emergency medicine groups. The venture studio firm, launched in 2023, said the venture…

Editorial: Study reveals Duane Arnold Energy Center could be restarted

There’s a glimmer of hope to correct the region’s biggest economic blunder in a generation:…

Workers perform maintenance at the Duane Arnold Energy Center after the plant was shut down for refueling.

Mercy Cedar Rapids adds new plastic and reconstructive surgery clinic

Mercy Cedar Rapids has announced the opening of its new Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic…

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Mercy

Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum aims to commence renovations by 2025, reopen by 2026

After more than a 30-year wait, The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West…

A statue of Herbert Hoover fishing is seen at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

GALLERY: See the progress at the new UIHC campus in North Liberty

As construction continues at the site of the University of Iowa Health Care campus in…

Site tour of the University of Iowa Health Care campus in North Liberty under construction on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. CREDIT UIHC

Russell Industrial Park buildings sold for $42.6M to Midwest Equity Investors

Two buildings in the Russell Industrial Park in Davenport have been sold for $42.6 million. One…

Here are three buildings in the Russell Industrial Park, located near Davenport’s Northwest Boulevard and Interstate 80. Two buildings in the Russell Industrial Park in Davenport have been sold for $42.6 million to an undisclosed private buyer. One real estate official called it one of the biggest sales transactions in QC history. CREDIT RUSSELL

Von Maur invests in 5-year, $100M in-store renovation plan

Von Maur Department Stores shoppers are already accustomed to the ambience that the upscale retailer strives…

Von Maur at Iowa River Landing in Coralville. CREDIT IRL

Cedar Rapids leaders: Greenway Parks Plan will expand amenities, provide economic boost

Cedar Rapids leaders say the city’s Greenway Parks Plan will not only provide a vital…

Cedar Rapids Greenway Parks Plan rendering

Surgery Center Cedar Rapids announces use of robotic tech for knee and hip replacements

Surgery Center Cedar Rapids will now be one of the few outpatient centers in the…

Integrated DNA Technologies opens new synthetic biology manufacturing facility in Coralville

Global genomics solutions provider Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has announced the expansion of its synthetic…

IDT synthetic biology facility

Field Day in North Liberty brews Yield of Dreams collaborative beer

Iowa’s craft beer industry has come together once more to brew a collaborative beer in…

Field Day Brewing in North Liberty

Collins Aerospace offers solution for wheelchair passengers

Collins Aerospace will unveil its cabin solution for onboard wheelchair accommodation this week at the…

Collins Aerospace wheelchair mobility

T-Mobile set to acquire UScellular wireless operations in $4.4 billion deal

T-Mobile and UScellular have announced that T-Mobile has agreed to acquire substantially all of UScellular’s…

T-Mobile UScellular acquisition

Agri-CULTURE Iowa aims to unite Johnson County agribusinesses under one brand

This summer, Agri-CULTURE Iowa makes its debut at the Johnson County Fair. The brand, a…

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

Collins Aerospace awarded Air Force SAOC subcontract

Collins Aerospace has been awarded a multi-billion-dollar subcontract as part of a team led by…

Collins Aerospace Air Force subcontract

Cedar Rapids mayor asks in 2024 State of the City address: ‘What Is Your Why?’

Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell chose a short but impactful quote from author Simon Sinek to encapsulate…

2024 State of the City TIffany O'Donnell 1