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Real Success: Clare Duffy & Eric Hanson, co-hosts of The Morning Scramble

Clare Duffy and Eric Hanson are the co-hosts of The Morning Scramble, the morning radio show on KZIA (known by its broadcast frequency, “Z102.9”) the independent Top 40 radio station based in Cedar Rapids. Clare and Eric join me to…

King’s Material, Lion Bridge launch beer to support Habitat for Humanity

King’s Material and Lion Bridge Brewing launched a Special Edition Bridge Beer on Thursday, April…

North Liberty to use eminent domain for new park

North Liberty City Council recently unanimously approved a resolution to acquire land east of North…

Edelweiss Coffee & Tea Co. opens in Amana

Edelweiss Coffee & Tea Co., a coffee shop located at 626 46th Ave. inside the…

The inside of Amana's newest coffee and tea shop. CREDIT EDELWEISS' FACEBOOK PAGE

Mercy Iowa City names Dr. Tom Clancy CEO, hires advisory firm

Mercy Iowa City has appointed Dr. Tom Clancy president and CEO and hired management and…

Mercy

TrueNorth to hold first ever MAX Summit

TrueNorth Companies will hold the first-ever MAX Summit, a two-day experience May 15 and 16…

TrueNorth Companies will hold the first-ever MAX Summit, a two-day experience May 15 and 16 in Cedar Rapids.

Coe, Kirkwood announce partnership for business students

Coe College and Kirkwood Community College finalized a pathway on April 5 for students to…

Big Grove donates thousands to DVIP

After partnering with the Johnson County-based Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) on the Equalitea Sour…

UI Health Care chief growth officer Timothy Kan joins UCSF Health

Timothy Kan, the chief strategy and growth officer for the University of Iowa Hospitals &…

Pictured in 2019, Timothy Kan was recently appointed senior vice president and chief strategy officer for UCSF Health in San Francisco. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE

Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity looks for funds, support to rebuild property

A 5,760 square foot warehouse used as the main storage space for Iowa Valley Habitat…

The Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers and donations after its warehouse was destroyed in the March 31 tornadoes.

ImOn Communications completes FiberComm acquisition

ImOn Communications announced the completion of its acquisition of FiberComm on April 4. The acquisition…

ImOn

Think Iowa City opens community grant program for 2023, 2024

Iowa City and Coralville organizations with events between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024…

Think Iowa City

Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased slightly in February

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) decreased to 108.3 in February, a decline of .1%…

Iowa Leading Indicators Department of Revenue

Aaron Horn to leave NewBoCo, join Benchmark leadership team

Aaron Horn is stepping down as NewBoCo executive director at the end of the month…

Aaron Horn is departing NewBoCo after nearly a decade to join Benchmark, Inc. in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT NEWBOCO

Bertram ‘Blue’ Bridge damaged during planned relocation project

The historic Bertram “Blue” Bridge in southeast Cedar Rapids twisted and sustained significant damage Monday…

Linn County Bertram Blue Bridge

Iowa signs TAI-backed consumer data privacy bill into law

Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 262 on March 28, a data privacy bill that…

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