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A painter on an extension ladder works on a second story building facade in downtown Anamosa on July 8, 2025.

City of Anamosa in final phase of downtown revitalization efforts

The city of Anamosa lies at the confluence of the Wapsipinicon River and Buffalo Creek, flanked by Highway 151 to the east and the river to the west. Overlooking the junction of these two waterways is Riverside Cemetery, the final…

Women Lead Change launches leadership development program

Women Lead Change has launched a new program focused on providing leadership development specifically for…

Women Lead Change

Kirkwood Community College closes two underused centers

Pointing to a shifting educational landscape in eastern Iowa, Kirkwood Community College is closing Tippie-Mansfield…

Kirkwood Community College

The Iowa Children’s Museum announces free admission program for low-income families

The Iowa Children’s Museum (ICM) has announced that it has joined Museums for All and…

The Iowa Children's Museum in Coralville, Iowa.

Iowa Economic Development Authority gives final approval for Sub-Zero facility

Updated June 17 The Iowa Economic Development Authority unanimously approved Sub-Zero Group Inc.’s financial incentive…

A photo of a Sub-Zero facility in Arizona that is expected to be a similar style as the proposed Cedar Rapids building.

Time Capsule Studios opens space in Marion

Time Capsule Studios, a photography studio, opened a new store front location at 119 Marion…

Time Capsule Studios ribbon cutting.

Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7% in May

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped for the fifth consecutive month to 2.7% in May–…

Iowa WorkForce Development

Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market announces a new route

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market will have a new route beginning Saturday, June 18…

Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market 2022 map

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…

NFIB Optimism Index graph

Ten Iowa City entrepreneurs begin national accelerator program

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

Builders and Backers

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…

City of Coralville

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.