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Mayor proclaims March 19 as Buy 319 Local Day in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell has proclaimed March 19 as Buy 319 Local Day in the city, acting on a request from the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. The proclamation recognizes locally owned small businesses as central to Cedar Rapids’…
UI flight expert briefs DARPA on AI in aerial combat
Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) director and University of Iowa industrial engineering professor Tom “Mach” Schnell…
GoDaddy confirms 35 layoffs in Hiawatha
GoDaddy has confirmed that 35 employees will be laid off from its Hiawatha operation. The…
Coe College receives Prison Learning Initiative grant
Coe College in Cedar Rapids has received an Associated Colleges of the Midwest grant to…
Kirkwood terminates programs, reduces faculty and staff
Kirkwood Community College announced Feb. 13 it is closing or modifing three programs and is…
UI researcher wins global biomedical science prize
University of Iowa researcher Dr. Michael Welsh will receive the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences…
Integrated DNA Technologies debuts collab network
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched the Collab Network Program, an inaugural program between next…
ADM takes steps to protect South American ecosystems
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) company, recently named a best-managed company in the U.S. by the Wall Street…
Johnson County supervisor to open soul food restaurant
Johnson County Board of Supervisors Chair Royceann Porter is opening a soul food restaurant. According…
Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week brings back specialty menus
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is bringing back popular, exclusive features during its 2023…
Is 3D printing the future of home construction?
3D printing, considered cutting-edge technology a decade ago, is moving well beyond desktop units printing…
Moxie employees start again with True Solar Iowa
Just one day after New Moxie Solar closed its doors, a new business entity called…
GoDaddy laying off 8% of global workforce
GoDaddy is laying off 8% of its global workforce as the domain registrar and hosting…
Bed Bath & Beyond closing stores in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City
Bed Bath & Beyond has announced plans to close its stores in Cedar Rapids, Davenport…
Ethanol executive: Carbon capture might be ‘life or death’ for producers
An increasing demand for low-carbon fuels will imperil ethanol producers unless there is widespread adoption…
Public hearing set for MidAmerican’s Wind PRIME project
A public hearing has been set for later this month to review MidAmerican Energy’s proposed…
