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Informatics launches Starfish Initiative to support local nonprofits with digital services

Digital marketing agency Informatics Inc. has launched a new program aimed at providing free and reduced-cost digital services to nonprofit organizations in Eastern Iowa. The Starfish Initiative, now in its pilot phase, allows Informatics employees to nominate nonprofits for assistance…

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…

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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…

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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

You can win $10 by ‘Lunchin’ Local with CRBT’

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) will launch “Lunchin’ Local with CRBT” on Friday, Jan.…

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‘Race for the Space’ winner KETO Kitchen celebrating grand opening today

The winner of the “Race for the Space” program, The KETO Kitchen, will host a…

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Marco’s Grilled Cheese to open in old Pita Pit location

Marco’s Grilled Cheese is headed to Coralville this year, following Pita Pit closing its only…

Iowa City Council advances senior housing community plan

Iowa City Council unanimously voted on first consideration Jan. 24 to rezone the future site…

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TLC Associates completes Latin America expansion

TLC Associates, a veteran-owned, Cedar Rapids-based corporation, has completed major expansions in Santo Domingo, Dominican…

Dual-brand hotel seeks March groundbreaking in Coralville

A dual-brand, four-story hotel and accompanying retail space could be in development soon in Coralville…

JD Royal Hospitality COO John Crump presents the development plan for a dual-brand hotel concept to Coralville City Council Jan. 24. CREDIT CORALVILLE CITY COUNCIL YOUTUBE

Habitat for Humanity, Whirlpool partner on energy-efficient Cedar Rapids home

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity and Whirlpool Corporation have come together to build an energy-efficient,…

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