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How burnout quietly drains company budgets, according to the experts

Over the course of one year, employee burnout can cost a company anywhere between $4,000 to $20,000 per employee, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  The study found that for an average 1,000-person…

Cedar Rapids opens final ARPA funding round

Beginning June 16, the City of Cedar Rapids and Linn County declared businesses are now…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

Index: Inflation continues to be small businesses’ No. 1 problem

The NFIB Optimism Index fell 0.1 points in May to 93.1, marking the fifth consecutive…

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Ten Iowa City entrepreneurs begin national accelerator program

After a successful first cohort this winter, 10 Iowa City entrepreneurs will enter a national…

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Economic alliance creates list of free summer events in Cedar Rapids

Recognizing that rising gas prices may be forcing local families to rethink summer vacation plans,…

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Coralville City Council appoints retired banker Keith Jones to vacancy

To fill the void left by the sudden resignation of Coralville City Council member Jill…

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Iowa City Area Association of Realtors hosts fundraiser for a good cause

A full bracket of 32 teams competed during the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors’…

More than $7,000 was raised by the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors for the Iowa City chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. outside Big Grove Brewery.

Cedar Rapids Country Club plan passes despite vocal objections

An indoor tennis facility will be constructed on the property owned by the Cedar Rapids…

A rendering shows the proposed design of the Cedar Rapids Country Club expansion indoor tennis facility.

ACT sells campus building to Iowa City Community School District

ACT has agreed to sell the Tyler Building on its main campus to the Iowa…

ACT has agreed to sell the Tyler Building to the Iowa City Community School District.

Corridor Business Journal wins four national journalism awards

The Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP) has awarded the Corridor Business Journal with four…

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Technology Association of Iowa opens award nomination period

Nominations are now live for the Technology Association of Iowa’s (TAI) annual Prometheus Awards. The…

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Integrated DNA Technologies leans into genomics research

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) formally entered an agreement June 7 with Beckman Coulter Life Sciences…

Integrated DNA Technologies

GoDaddy launches online tool for small business dashboards and reports

A research initiative from GoDaddy is delivering data on 20 million microbusinesses to local communities…

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Heartland Express acquires Smith Transport Inc.

North Liberty-based Heartland Express, Inc., has acquired 100% of the equity of dry van truckload…

Mercy Cedar Rapids installs latest 3D breast specimen imaging technology

Mercy Medical Center has installed new 3D specimen imaging technology, the MOZART(r) Specimen Tomosynthesis System,…

Mercy Medical Center

Presaj Inc. awarded $256K grant from the National Science Foundation

Presaj Inc., a Cedar Rapids health care risk assessment and mitigation company, has been awarded a…

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