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Briana and Ean Mills launched Flight Ready in February 2025, striving to provide a seamless car-to-gate-and-back experience at the Eastern Iowa Airport. CREDIT ALEXANDRA OLSEN

Flight Ready Parking promises seamless car-to-gate experience

An educational IT consultant, Briana Mills quickly came to know what to expect from business travel. “Every time it’s the same experience,” said Ms. Mills, 37, of Cedar Rapids. “I was arranging for rides, and if there were delays or…

Mercy names new senior director for DeWolf Family Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia

Mercy Medical Center has named Kelly Hawthorne as senior director of The Chris & Suzy…

Kelly Hawthorne Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia

Cedar Rapids city manager named among top 250 ‘Government Champions’ nationwide

Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz has been recognized as one of the nation’s top…

Jeff Pomeranz

NEFCO opens new branch in Cedar Rapids

NEFCO, a leading supplier of construction materials, announced Thursday it was opening a new branch…

Iowa’s Certified Sites accelerating ‘speed to market’

Amazon. Conagra Foods. Fair Oaks Foods. Google. Kraft Heinz. Microsoft. QTS. Nestle Purina. Saber Industries.…

QTS data center campus Cedar Rapids Iowa

Iowa Medical Society Foundation names 19 medical students as 2026 Global Health Scholarship recipients

The Iowa Medical Society Foundation has selected 19 medical students — 11 from the University…

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SouthGate Companies acquires 87-unit Iowa City residential portfolio

SouthGate Companies has closed on the acquisition of the Eastbrook Flats and Silver Slope residential…

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Degree-job mismatch driving Iowa graduate exodus, CSI report finds

A new report from Common Sense Institute (CSI) Iowa finds that a mismatch between the…

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Samsung Electronics to relocate, expand within Cedar Rapids

Samsung Electronics is relocating within Cedar Rapids and expanding its research and development operations as…

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Kirkwood Foundation launches $15 million campaign focused on scholarships, workforce development

The Kirkwood Foundation has publicly launched a $15 million fundraising campaign aimed at expanding scholarships,…

Kirkwood Community College Student Center

Millstream Brewing acquires Kismet Kombucha

Millstream Brewing Co., based in Amana, has acquired Kismet Kombucha, adding the small-batch kombucha brand…

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Geifman Group eyes more Iowa City expansion after early success

After a successful first venture into the Iowa City market, Bettendorf-based Geifman Group is looking…

The U.S. Bank building at 204 E. Washington St. in Iowa City. CREDIT CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD geifman

Kirkwood report identifies workforce skill gaps through 2027

More than 62% of employers in Kirkwood Community College’s seven-county service area reported difficulty filling…

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Mount Mercy names Olson as campus president following St. Ambrose integration

Mount Mercy University has named Todd Olson its campus president, a role he will assume…

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Russell father-daughter team raises the family business to new heights

In Eastern Iowa, Russell may be one of the most recognized businesses of its kind.…

Russell Chairman and CEO Jim Russell and President Caitlin Russell pictured in Russell’s Quad Cities office. CREDIT TODD WELVAERT

Don Hattery, co-founder of Shive-Hattery, dies at 96

Don Hattery, co-founder and former president and chairman of Shive-Hattery, died March 18, 2026, at…

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