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Palmer Group releases 2026 salary guide for Iowa job market

Palmer Group has released its 2026 Salary Guide, offering salary data and job market analysis for positions across Iowa. The guide, which has been published annually since 2013, includes salary ranges for hundreds of positions across eight major industries. It…

New Leader Manufacturing accepting applications for charitable giving program

New Leader Manufacturing, a family-owned business located in Cedar Rapids, is accepting applications for its…

Iowa City introduces public art matching grant program

Iowa City’s Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) is offering a 50/50 matching grant for selected…

South District Community mural, designed by designed by Iowa City artist Nick Meister.

Washington pork producer JWV Pork closes Washington site, lays off workers

Major Iowa pork producer JWV Pork, 2504 Quince Ave., Washington, Iowa, has laid off 65…

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Board of Regents president steps down

Effective today, Iowa Board of Regents president Mike Richards announced he is stepping down from…

Informatics launches in-house SEO studio

Informatics Inc. has announced the launch of its new in-house specialty studio, SEO Boost. This…

Informatics Cedar Rapids

‘We’re over the moon’: TCR to present regional premiere of ‘Waitress’ this summer

Theatre Cedar Rapids took a big chance, and it’s now paid off in a big…

Waitress TCR

Iowa City Community Theatre purchases land for new theater; will join South of 6 businesses

For years, the Iowa City Community Theatre (ICCT) has charmed its audience from its venue…

A sign marks the new location of the Iowa City Community Theatre.

Ackerman’s Zach Bott named Iowa Wine Growers Association’s Winemaker of the Year

Zach Bott, winemaker at Fireside Winery in Marengo and Ackerman Winery in Amana, has been…

Ackerman Winery

Kiteville brings budget-conscious extended-stay model to Cedar Rapids

Kiteville, a company focused on no-frills, extended-stay accommodations, has opened its first Iowa location at…

Kiteville Cedar Rapids

Abbe Center among mental health centers chosen to support Iowa’s Medicaid demonstration application

The Abbe Center for Community Mental Health in Cedar Rapids is one of four UnityPoint…

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YMCA of Washington County awarded $4k Sports Tourism grant

At its Jan. 11 meeting, the Enhance Iowa Board awarded an estimated $1.8 million in…

Runners at the starting line of the Kewash Half Marathon.

Belltower Lofts project at former Marion Methodist Church again moving forward

After a series of revisions and assorted delays, the Belltower Lofts redevelopment project for the…

Belltower Lofts

UI mini-Venture School empowers minority-owned businesses

The first Winter storm of 2024 was hours away, but that didn’t deter four Iowa…

Business owners from the South of 6 Business District in Iowa City sit in on a mini-Venture school session Jan. 8.

International plastics manufacturer to add training facility in Iowa City

Austrian-based company Alpla, Inc. has plans to develop a training facility in Iowa City to…

IBC projects positive six-month economic outlook

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its final quarterly Economic Outlook Survey for 2023.…

IBC economic outlook