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Martin Equipment named Trimble Technology Outlet

Trimble Inc. has selected Martin Equipment as its newest Trimble Technology Outlet, the technology company has announced. Martin Equipment, headquartered in Goodfield, Illinois, will sell Trimble grade control and site positioning systems and correction services technology to customers using John…

Hy-Vee introduces PayPal, Venmo options for online shopping

Beginning July 8, digital payment platforms PayPal and Venmo will become available as payment options…

Hy-Vee

Iowa WIC expands Hy-Vee partnership for online shopping, pick-up services

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,…

Hy-Vee

Fehr Graham recognized as top Midwest design firm

Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, has been recognized for the first…

Fehr Graham Cedar Rapids

The future of art and AI: Iowa artists react to Meta AI update

Visual artists in Iowa are reacting to the advent of artificial intelligence and Meta’s recent…

NewBoCo receives $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund to support professional development programs

The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc. (NewBoCo) has received a $10,000 grant  from Bayer Fund,…

NewBoCo

Public Space One offers new grant program for Eastern Iowa artists

Through a new annual grant opportunity, arts organization Public Space One is offering a total…

Channel Futures names CCR Technologies a top 100 global managed service provider

A Cedar Rapids technology company has been named a Top 100 Global Managed Services Providers…

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CRST signs agreement with Optimal Dynamics for artificial decision intelligence system

CRST The Transportation Solution has signed an agreement with Optimal Dynamics to implement the company’s…

CRST Cedar Rapids headquarters

Site work finally under way on Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ project

After a series of procedural delays and setbacks, work on the Dows Farm “Agri-Community” project…

Rendering for Dows Farm

Coe College’s REU site secures $464k National Science Foundation grant for three-year renewal

Coe College’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site has secured a three-year renewal backed by…

Student scientist

New search engine launches for Iowa City area

After moving to Iowa City four years ago, Sam Johnson wanted a way to discover…

Meal POPs mobile app partners with Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

The restaurant cash voucher app Meal POPs has announced a partnership with the Freedom Festival…

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Act Write Here wins $15,000 first prize at Venture School Statewide Launch Day

Virtual playhouse Act Write Here won first place and a $15,000 prize at the University…

Venture School first-place winner Laney Kraus-Taddeo, founder of Act Write Here.

Terracon named Design Firm of the Year by ENR Midwest

Terracon Consultants Inc., which grew from a single office in Cedar Rapids six decades ago…

Terracon Engineering

Crystal Group, Buena Vista University form educational partnership

Through a new partnership with Buena Vista University, Crystal Group, Inc. is broadening educational benefits…

Crystal Group