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MidWestOne to host annual Rock the Chalk event Aug. 8

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc., parent company of MidWestOne Bank, will host the ninth annual Rock the Chalk event Aug. 8 in downtown Iowa City. The event will feature chalk art created by local artists, live music and hands-on activities. Artists…

Iowa Utility Association speakers talk electric vehicles, renewable energy

For organizations willing to take the initiative, looking into new technology like renewable energy and…

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ProCircular earns $250,000 for virtual cybersecurity escape room game

Coralville-based ProCircular, a cybersecurity and compliance firm, will be using $250,000 in funds from the…

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Raptors FC launching indoor soccer teams in Cedar Rapids

Professional indoor soccer is returning to Cedar Rapids. Officials with the Iowa Raptors FC and…

Officials re-evaluating Marion Airport’s future plans

Plans for possible renovation and expansion of the Marion Airport are now in limbo, as…

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Cedar Rapids cyclists ride 3,000+ miles for Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day

Team Biking to Remember, a group from Cedar Rapids, rode more than 3,000 miles on…

Team Biking to Remember, a group from Cedar Rapids, rode more than 3,000 miles on their bikes to help raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day campaign.

Mercy Medical Center receives grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity

Mercy Medical Center has received a $19,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity. The…

Mercy Medical Center will improve patient care through new equipment, thanks to funding from Variety - the Children's Charity.

Iowa Athletic Club announces fund to support youth athletics

The Iowa Athletic Club announced a new partnership with HAVlife Johnson County May 19 to…

The Iowa Athletic Club and HAVlife announced a new partnership to financially disadvantaged youth in Johnson County.

Iowa’s unemployment rate falls to 3.0% in April

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.0% in April – down from 3.3% in…

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DMFA LLC to invest in flexible warehouse in Marion Enterprise Center

DMFA LLC has announced that it plans to break ground on a new 52,300 square…

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Frontier Co-op honored for Breaking Down Barriers to Employment initiative

Frontier Co-op has been named the winner of a 2022 Silver Halo Award in the…

Mercy Cedar Rapids names Timothy Quinn as president and CEO

The Board of Trustees at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has selected Timothy Quinn,…

Linn County official asks NextEra to consider raising Duane Arnold Solar panel heights

Most of Thursday’s Technical Review Committee meeting to review NextEra Energy Resource’s rezoning applications for…

Members of the Linn County Technical Review Committee discuss details of the Duane Arnold Solar projects with NextEra Energy representatives during a committee meeting Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the Jean Oxley Administrative Office Building in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

DEV2022: ‘I don’t see a recession on the horizon,’ says economic futurist

Iowa has dealt with the ramifications of major world issues — including COVID-19, supply chain…

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Ernst’s measure supporting vets in small business clears committee

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a combat veteran and a senior member of the Senate…

University of Iowa student building music education app

Nicole Williams insists there must be a better way to make music education widely accessible…