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Drew Hart and Annie McElree of Fenokee furniture pose in their workshop in Cedar Rapids Sept. 26, 2025. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Fenōkee furniture merges art and craft

The small forge takes up only a fraction of the space in the converted workshop, but its heat is soon felt throughout the building. It doesn’t take long for the occupants to start perspiring, despite the roll-up garage door being…

Eco Lips expands insect repellent to protect against ticks

Cedar Rapids-based Eco Lips, home of Bug Soother Deet-free Natural Insect Repellent, is expanding its…

ImOn offering free public Wi-Fi at Pepperwood Plaza in Iowa City

ImOn Communications, a provider of high-speed Internet services, is now offering free public Wi-Fi within…

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Iowa companies join in support of USS Iowa SSN 797 christening

Big Grove Brewery has teamed up with Cookies Food Products and the Iowa Pork Producers…

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg visiting Eastern Iowa Airport Thursday

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the Eastern Iowa Airport Thursday morning, airport officials…

Pete Buttigieg

GreenState lending program helping hundreds of immigrant entrepreneurs

As GreenState Credit Union’s vice president/bilingual business director, Kenia Calderon Ceron launched an ITIN loan…

Eastern Iowa Airport to demolish former Guard armory, add two new hangars

The former National Guard armory on the Eastern Iowa Airport grounds will be demolished in…

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NAHB: Home construction stabilizing, inflation improving

Economic data suggests single-family home construction is stabilizing after declines in 2022 while inflation improves.…

UI Health Care appoints Denise Jamieson VP for medical affairs

Denise Jamieson, the chief of gynecology and obstetrics for Emory Healthcare and former Center for…

Denise Jamieson will succeed Brooks Jackson. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE

NewBoCo wins $50,000 in growth accelerator competition

NewBoCo has received $50,000 after winning stage one of the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition,…

NewBoCo

Iowa Utilities Board launches new website

The Iowa Utilities Board has launched a redesigned website to help connect more Iowans to…

Iowa Utilities Board

Evolving First and First West now includes larger, relocated hotel

As progress on the First and First West development in downtown Cedar Rapids grows more…

Construction of the Pickle Palace at First and First West is well underway.

ISU Extension and Outreach, Linn Co. relocating to Hiawatha

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach–Linn County is relocating to a new and improved office…

University of Iowa partners with Des Moines insurance accelerator

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has partnered with Des Moines-based Global Insurance…

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ImpactLife celebrates EMS Week 2023

ImpactLife, hospitals and emergency medical services providers are celebrating May 21 through 27 as Emergency…

EMS Week 2023

ADM signs agreement to pursue development, production of ‘air protein’

ADM and Air Protein have entered into a strategic development agreement to advance “new and…

ADM Cedar Rapids