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Linn County accepting applications for economic development grants
The Linn County Board of Supervisors is now accepting applications for its annual Economic and Community Development Fund, which supports initiatives aimed at fostering economic growth and improving quality of life for residents. The competitive grant program is open to…
CR to host national volleyball championships
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named Cedar Rapids Tourism and Kirkwood Community…
A local look at broadband internet progress in the Corridor
In the Corridor, three local Internet Service Providers report exciting developments and improvements to their…
Lawsuit against Linn County in Coggon Solar project dismissed
A lawsuit brought by a group of Linn County landowners regarding the Board of Supervisors’…
Sunline move to Hawkeye Downs, Lil’ Drug Store expansion advancing
Plans for relocating Sunline’s auto salvage operations to Hawkeye Downs and expanding Lil’ Drug Store’s…
Bed Bath & Beyond closing Coralville store
Bed Bath & Beyond has announced plans to close its store in Coralville, one of…
Marion Community Build completes second property, hosts celebration
The Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) will host an event on Feb. 15 to celebrate…
Architecture billings continue to decline across U.S., Iowa
Demand for U.S. architecture firms’ design services declined in December 2022 according to a new…
‘Fiber for Farms’ focus for local providers
Bill Bodine borrows a lyric from a Van Halen song to describe the state of…
Westdale’s rebirth nearly complete
Ahead of schedule, and defying the expectations of numerous skeptics, the full redevelopment vision transforming…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
