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Iowa creates mechanism for rural site certification
After more than a decade of success attracting new and expanding companies to Iowa’s shovel-ready locations, the Iowa Certified Sites Program and development leaders are now also working with rural Iowa to create the same business opportunities. A new competitive…
Fanning to succeed Disterhoft as interim GreenState CEO
GreenState Credit Union announced Monday that Todd Fanning, the company’s chief financial officer, has been…
Eastern Iowa Airport staging an emergency exercise
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is holding a full-scale emergency exercise Saturday, Sept. 23. The exercise…
Navy awards Collins, Elbit $16 million for fighter pilot helmets
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has awarded Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS) –…
Kirkwood to dedicate new veterinary building
Kirkwood Community College will hold a ribbon cutting and open house to celebrate the completion…
Business’ best friend
Leash on Life isn’t a pet store, it’s a pet supply store. The distinction means…
Union at Wiley helps fill Cedar Rapids low-income housing need
Local officials and developers say the completion of the Union at Wiley housing project in…
Iowa City’s only Pakistani restaurant serves big flavors
Hot & Roll may be the best-kept secret in Iowa City. Nestled unobtrusively in a…
Student builders begin affordable housing project in Iowa City’s historic northside neighborhood
An affordable housing project in Iowa City’s historic northside neighborhood is underway, thanks to the…
Johnson Co. Public Health receives Excellence in Action award
The Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) has selected the Johnson County Public Health Jynneos…
SBA awards $300,000 grant to boost Iowa exporting efforts
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded $300,000 to the Iowa Economic Development Authority…
Hospice House of Mercy dedicates new gazebo on Sept. 13
A newly constructed gazebo at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, located…
Community Health offering free prostate cancer screening
Community Health Free Clinic, First Light Christian Fellowship and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids…
Matt Getz named Iowa Heartlanders team president
The Iowa Heartlanders, ECHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild, have named Matt…
Iowa Utilities Board sets public meetings for Alliant Energy’s proposed electric, gas rate increases
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has scheduled four public consumer comment meetings for November 2023…
Iowa City council votes to demolish, replace City Park pool
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Iowa City council voted unanimously to replace the old City…