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Audience members and presenters of the proposed immigrant welcome center pose with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors June 4, 2025.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors hears proposal for immigrant welcome center

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors heard a proposal for an immigrant welcome center on Wednesday. At the board’s work session June 4, executive director of the Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County Mazahir Salih and executive director of the…

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity receives International Paper grant

The International Paper Foundation has awarded an $8,000 grant to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity…

Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

CBJ Newsmakers: Linn supervisors approve first reading of Coggon Solar rezoning ordinance

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

NAR forecasts 4.78 million existing-home sales, stable prices in 2023

Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of…

Home sales homeownership 2023

NAHB report: Builder confidence declined every month in 2022

High mortgage rates, elevated construction costs running well above the inflation rate, and flagging consumer…

Home construction housing market

Pearson lays off 50 employees in Iowa City

Pearson Education has cut 50 jobs in Iowa City, according to a WARN Act filing.…

Pearson office in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ACME ELECTRIC

Ingredion union leader: Strike resolution not likely before year’s end

Barring an unexpected breakthrough, it now appears that 2022 will end without resolution of a…

Ingredion worker strike

33 organizations, two in the Corridor, receive Iowa Tourism Grants

The Iowa Tourism Office announced $299,200 in Iowa Tourism Grants to 33 organizations around the…

Creekside Forest School students and staff participated in a ribbon-cutting for the new school at the Indian Creek Nature Center Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. LIZ ZABEL PHOTO/INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER

IDT acquires next-gen research assays from Invitae Corporation

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is investing in next generation sequencing (NGS) research assays from Invitae…

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) announced it closed on the purchase of NGS research assays from Invitae Corporation on Dec. 20. CREDIT IDT

CBJ Newsmakers: Marion’s main artery reopens to traffic as project continues

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

First Interstate Bank collects, donates thousands of clothing items

Team members from First Interstate Bank in Cedar Rapids recently collected and donated 12,232 clothing…

First Interstate Bank

Whirlpool Corporation named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Whirlpool Corporation was named to the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index on Dec. 12,…

Whirlpool Corporation

Iowa City Public Works named in Dezeen’s top 10 US architecture projects

Dezeen, an architecture and design magazine, named Iowa City’s Public Works building in its top…

Iowa City Public Works CREDIT DEZEEN

Pearson acquires workforce assessment provider PDRI

Pearson announced it entered an agreement with SHL Group to acquire Personnel Decisions Research Institutes,…

Local Linn County organizations give back during holiday season

During the holiday season’s festivities this year, three organizations are dedicating time and energy to…

People participate in AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising holiday elves campaign.

Nationwide search for new UI Health Care vice president restarts

University of Iowa Health Care is resuming its search for the next vice president for…

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. CREDIT CBJ