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Zoning approved for 92-unit Cedar Rapids housing complex near Williams Boulevard, Highway 30

A new 92-unit apartment housing complex is in the works at a highly-visible site near the intersection of Highway 30 and Williams Boulevard SW in Cedar Rapids, despite concerns voiced by some area residents about increased traffic and impact on…

‘Fiber for Farms’ focus for local providers

Bill Bodine borrows a lyric from a Van Halen song to describe the state of…

Central Scott Telephone fiber-optic cable

Westdale’s rebirth nearly complete

Ahead of schedule, and defying the expectations of numerous skeptics, the full redevelopment vision transforming…

Westdale Town Center

BMO Harris receives regulatory approval to acquire Bank of the West

BMO Financial Group has received all regulatory approvals required to complete its acquisition of Bank…

Bank of the West Edgewood Road

Involta’s new DRaaS+ model boosts disaster recovery services

Involta, a Cedar Rapids-based hybrid IT, cloud computing and data center services company, has introduced…

Involta data center

UnityPoint Health nurses named 2023 Great Iowa Nurses

Fifty nurses at UnityPoint Health were named to the 2023 Great Iowa Nurses list including…

Coralville to host RAGBRAI 2023 overnight stop

For the first time since 2015, and the sixth time in its history, the city…

RAGBRAI 2023 will run through Coralville as part of the 500 mile journey. CREDIT RABRAI

Mercy Cedar Rapids announces new Marion emergency department

Mercy Cedar Rapids has announced plans for its second off-site, hospital-based emergency department extension in…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

UI study identifies potential target for treating addiction and relapse

New research from the University of Iowa finds that blocking an enzyme that lowers localized…

UI professor John Wemmie in his lab on Jan 14. 2022. His research centers around treating addiction and relapse. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE

Villamil: Debt ceiling crisis could lead to economic ‘tailspin’

Anne Villamil is nothing if not frank, and her assessment of the federal government’s debt…

Anne Villamil University of Iowa

Grask Truck Group acquires Wichita-based Peterbilt truck dealer

Grask Truck Group — an Iowa-based Peterbilt truck dealer with locations in Cedar Rapids, Davenport,…

Grask Truck Group is acquiring Doonan Truck & Equipment in Wichita, Kansas. CREDIT GTG PETERBILT

Linn Area Credit Union sponsors Emerging Entrepreneur program with NewBo City Market

Linn Area Credit Union (LACU) and the NewBo City Market (NBCM) are partnering to bring…

NewBo City Market

Folience announces departure of CEO Goldstein

Folience, a Cedar Rapids-based ESOP-owned holding company whose holdings include The Gazette, announced Jan. 26…

GreenState Credit Union launches Rainy-Day Savings Account

GreenState Credit Union has launched a Rainy-Day Savings Account program to help clients save for…

Iowa Credit Union Foundation invests in Iowans’ financial well-being

In an effort to champion the financial well-being of Iowans, the Iowa Credit Union Foundation…

North Liberty developer pitches sports facility, seeks city partnership

A proposed entertainment district in North Liberty will include a 33,600-square-foot sports recreation facility that…

A preliminary night rendering of the Palestra on Solomon's Landing, a future sports recreation facility in North Liberty. CREDIT LEVI ARCHITECTURE