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ALPLA opens development hub in Iowa City
Packaging manufacturer ALPLA Inc. has opened a new Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City, establishing what the company calls the first apprenticeship program of its kind in North America. Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague and Austrian Ambassador Petra Schneebauer…
Public hearing for proposed Palo data center ordinance draws vocal critics
Palo city officials have repeatedly stressed that a proposed city ordinance is intended to govern…

BankIowa to open new branch in Amana Colonies
BankIowa announced plans Tuesday to expand into Iowa County for the first time by opening…

Coe College receives FAA approval for Restricted-Airline Transport Pilot authorization
Coe College has received official authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to certify eligible graduates…

Theatre Cedar Rapids launches public phase of $9.5 million capital campaign
Theatre Cedar Rapids has launched the public phase of a $9.5 million capital campaign, seeking…

Camp Courageous, Watts Group to unveil $5 million cabin project
Camp Courageous and Watts Group are set to announce a $5 million camper cabin project…

Mercy adds positioning technology to radiation therapy program
Mercy Medical Center has expanded its cancer treatment capabilities with a new technology that allows…

Corridor Business Journal hiring business reporter
The Corridor Business Journal is the publication that the area’s most influential business leaders and…

Opinion: Iowa’s innovation economy needs this law
An important new piece of legislation that affects Iowa’s startup ecosystem passed the Iowa Legislature…

Real Success: Nate Kaeding bets on a new kind of golf club
Nate Kaeding, the former University of Iowa All-American and NFL All-Pro kicker who has since…

Search for new South of 6 executive director under way after Maurice Davis resignation
The South of 6 Business District is searching for a new executive director following the…

QTS planning temporary power plant for Cedar Rapids data center
QTS is planning to bring a temporary power plant online soon to support testing operations…

The Downtown Dish: Adam Knight, producing artistic director of Riverside Theatre
In this episode of Downtown Dish, hosts Anna Moyers Stone and Charlie Nusser chat about…

Cedar Rapids Marathon Weekend draws double the expected field in first year
All it took was a simple call to Cedar Rapids Tourism and director of sports…

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Kernels to host prostate cancer awareness game June 7
Mercy Urology Clinic and Hall-Perrine Cancer Center are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Kernels to…

Iowa Travel Industry Partners announces award winners
Iowa Travel Industry Partners (iTIP), the leading statewide association of the tourism and hospitality industry,…






