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Almoayyed returns to Cedar Rapids government as economic development director

Jasmine Almoayyed has been appointed director of Economic Development & Development Services for the City of Cedar Rapids, returning to city government after a stint in higher education leadership at Kirkwood Community College. Cedar Rapids city manager Jeff Pomeranz announced…

UnityPoint Health to outsource IT and Revenue Cycle functions

UnityPoint Health (UPH) announced it will be outsourcing its information technology (IT) and revenue cycle…

Iowa House passes sales tax exemption for nuclear energy facilities

The Iowa House approved a bill Wednesday that would give nuclear energy facilities an exemption…

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Duane Arnold licensing bundle could be issued by January 2028

A licensing bundle that would pave the way for the restart of the Duane Arnold…

Frank VanEtten Duane Arnold meeting

St. Luke’s Hospital to transition dental clinic operations to Eastern Iowa Health Center

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital and Eastern Iowa Health Center (EIHC) announced Tuesday that…

Gina Landau: Breaking ground on a new path forward

In the world of Corridor real estate development, Gina Landau sees herself as a pioneer…

Gina Landau

Kaly Etten: Building culture from the inside out

Kaly Etten is a human resources leader known for her people-first strategies that grow business…

Kaly Etten

Kelly Dybvig: Guiding others through the path of change

Through all the twists and turns of her career, Kelly Dybvig has relied on a…

Kelly Dybvig

For the Heartlanders, the biggest opponent is the bottom line

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series examining the Iowa Heartlanders professional…

Brian McKenna, president of the newly-named Iowa Heartlanders ECHL hockey club, unfurls a banner revealing the club's name and logo.

Anne Dugger: Finding her calling

Anne Dugger describes her younger self as “a shiftless human being.” She left Coe College…

Anne Dugger

Dru Davis: Leading with a vision for opportunity

With a classic Midwestern upbringing in Reinbeck, Iowa, Dru Davis was taught that challenges are…

Dru Davis

Molly Brown Miller: Finding her niche where people come first

With a degree in sociology, Molly Brown Miller didn’t intend to pursue a career in…

Molly Brown Miller

Nancy Bird: Bringing people, and organizations, together

Nancy Bird’s path to leading Johnson County’s premier economic development organization wound through Africa, Seattle,…

Nancy Bird

Collins Aerospace lands contracts for Army’s Next-Gen Aircraft, including Iowa manufacturing work

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, announced Monday it has secured multiple contracts from Bell Textron…

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust announces future Mt. Vernon Road branch 

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) announced plans Monday to open a new branch facility…

Iowa Leading Indicators Index edges up in February amid federal data gaps

Iowa’s Leading Indicators Index rose slightly in February, though federal government shutdown-related data gaps limited…

Iowa Workforce Development office unemployment