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Kirkwood and IowaWORKS to open joint location this week
Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS will open a joint location this Friday, Aug. 1, on the college’s main campus. The new partnership, previously announced in April, will offer professional education, and support both current workers and future job seekers, according…
University of Iowa to form Center for Hydrologic Development
The Board of Regents recommended approval June 1 for the University of Iowa to create…
South Slope provides matching grants to several organizations
North Liberty-based South Slope Cooperative Communications and West Des Moines-based Aureon announced Wednesday, June 1,…
2022 Iowa City Area Parade of Homes set for June 4-12
The 55th annual Iowa City Area HBA Parade of Homes, presented by Hills Bank and…
Cookies & Dreams expanding to Ankeny, Chicago suburbs
Cookies & Dreams, a Quad Cities-based cookie store with a store in Coralville, is expanding…
Despite two-year moratorium, developers unveil plans for Cedar Rapids casino complex
While acknowledging the likelihood that a two-year moratorium on new casino licenses will be enacted,…
Uptown Marion Market opens on new festival street
The Uptown Marion Market season starts on Saturday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to noon…
Hall-Perrine Cancer Center celebrates 10th anniversary, Cancer Survivors Day
Mercy’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center is marking its 10th anniversary this summer. The Hall-Perrine Cancer Center…
Cedar Rapids conference speaker: Economic growth rooted locally
As a native of the Chicago suburb of Matteson, Illinois, Dr. Keith Taylor said it…
PepsiCo named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List
PepsiCo ranked first among food, beverage and tobacco industry companies and second overall on the…
University of Iowa researchers selected to aid NASA mission
Jun Wang, assistant director of the Iowa Technology Institute, was named the principal investigator for…
Iowa investing $20 million in Nonprofit Innovation Fund
Governor Kim Reynolds announced a $20 million investment to help nonprofit organizations in Iowa through…
Affordable housing crisis: Limited options among issues facing low-income families
The cost of limited affordable housing has dramatically outpaced wages, and local families cannot keep…
Cedar Ridge Distillery receives top honors at Ascot Awards
A selection of whiskeys from Cedar Ridge Distillery received top honors as part of the…
Courage Ride charity bike ride planned for sarcoma cancer research
Courage Ride, an annual charity bike ride benefiting the University of Iowa’s sarcoma cancer research…
Supply, workforce shortages drive up prices, slow down projects
In our new COVID reality, even a rapid economic recovery from a global pandemic has…
