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Community Foundation awards record $1.2 million grant to North Liberty park project
The Community Foundation of Johnson County has awarded a $1,246,300 grant to the City of North Liberty from the Centennial Park Next Stage Fund, the largest single grant in the foundation’s history. More than 300 individual donors, businesses and foundations…
Sledgehammer event kicks off Horizons ‘Our Place’ senior center construction
The concussive thuds of sledgehammers reverberated through Horizons – A Family Service Alliance Friday, March…
Marion Mayor touts town’s growth, development
Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly painted a picture of a city on the rise Monday, March…
Kirkwood students collaborate internationally on business challenges
This week, nine Kirkwood Community College students will conclude a major international business collaboration, the…
Wendler Inc. earns double honors at Master Builders of Iowa conference
Cedar Rapids-based heavy civil construction firm Wendler Inc. walked away from the 2026 Master Builders…
Cedar Rapids council adopts redevelopment plan for First Avenue East
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted this week to adopt a First Avenue East Corridor…
St. Luke’s first in Cedar Rapids to offer new device for preventing sudden cardiac arrest
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital is the first hospital in Cedar Rapids to offer…
Holmes Murphy releases 2025-2026 Community Impact Report, highlighting giving and volunteerism by employees
WAUKEE, Iowa — Holmes Murphy, one of the largest privately held insurance brokerage and risk…
Business report: Iowa economy resilient, but faces challenges
Iowa’s economy is poised for growth. The state’s tax climate has improved, and Iowa has…
Rehn named Marion Morris F. Neighbor Award winner
Paul Rehn has been named the recipient of the 2026 Morris F. Neighbor Community Impact…
Linn County gas-fired power plant ordinance amended again
A new Linn County zoning ordinance amendment governing the siting of gas-fired electrical power plants…
Small business optimism dips slightly, sales and labor market improve, NFIB reports
DES MOINES, Iowa — Optimism among U.S. small business owners saw a slight decline in…
NewBo Market scales back ‘Next Level Local’ expansion plans
Escalating construction costs have prompted Cedar Rapids’ NewBo City Market to scale back its Next…
Two Kernels veterans find their next act at Prospect Meadows
Jack Roeder needed his “security blanket.” Doug Nelson needed to get as far away as…
How Tim Charles and other area leaders are redefining life after the corner office
When former Cedar Rapids Mercy Medical Center President and CEO Tim Charles retired at the…
Linn County gas-fired power plant ordinance amended for setback ‘flexibility’
The first reading of a new zoning ordinance amendment governing the siting of natural gas-fired…