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USA TODAY recognizes TrueNorth as top workplace

TrueNorth Companies, L.C. has been recognized as a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces winner and received national Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards in four categories, the company announced Tuesday in a news release. The Top Workplaces awards honor organizations with…

Community Foundation celebrating nonprofit professionals

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation will host an event on Thursday, Sept. 14, to…

Dhakai wins $40k at annual entrepreneurial competition

Dhakai, a Des Moines-based technology company and marketplace that helps connect U.S. clothing brands with…

John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

North Liberty-based Learn Spatial helps neurodivergent learning

Educational entrepreneur Mike Quinn, based in North Liberty, Iowa, has launched a new and innovative…

Mike Quinn

Olde Brick House targets Irish comfort food, pub-style atmosphere

The Olde Brick House in Cedar Rapids formally opened to the public at 11 a.m.…

The Olde Brick House

Canine healers join UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Two new furry employees will soon greet patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family…

Nacho and Corrin, recent additions to the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital, pose with their handlers.

Popular Iowa City dry bar to open Cedar Rapids location

A dry bar, with locations in the Quad Cities and Iowa City, is expanding to…

First housing project set for Neighborhood at Indian Creek

The Marion City Council’s recent approval of a revised preliminary plat for a housing subdivision…

This image illustrates the potential aesthetic of proposed single-family housing in the Neighborhood at Indian Creek development. CREDIT RDG PLANNING & DESIGN

Casey’s store fined for repeatedly failing to test drinking water

A Casey’s General Store in eastern Iowa repeatedly failed to report tests of its drinking…

Iowa Nonprofit Alliance launches in Cedar Rapids

The Iowa Nonprofit Alliance (INA) is launching in Cedar Rapids. The INA hopes to teach…

Historic Stone City General Store Pub to close Nov. 1

The historic Stone City General Store Pub will be closing its doors as a bar…

Stone City General Store Pub

Mercy acquires new breast specimen imaging system

Cedar Rapids-based Mercy Medical Center has acquired the first CT (3D) breast specimen imaging system…

Wendy Ford retires after 17 years as Iowa City’s economic development coordinator

Be creative, open to new ideas and willing to help – and enjoy the ride.…

Wendy Ford

Eastern Iowa couple acquires renowned Oregon Flute Store

Jonny and Maria Lipford of Cedar Rapids, esteemed figures in the flute community, have announced…

CRST wins Quest for Quality awards from Logistics Management

CRST The Transportation Solution has won two 2023 Quest for Quality awards for transportation service…

CRST Cedar Rapids headquarters

Berthel Fisher acquires MP Butterworth & Associates

Berthel Fisher Companies, a Cedar Rapids-based, full-service independent financial services firm, has acquired MP Butterworth…

Berthel Fisher