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Positive workforce culture requires intentional approach, Manufacturing Conference panelists emphasize
Developing and maintaining a positive workforce culture doesn’t just happen – it requires an intentional and dedicated approach from company leaders, leaders stressed in a panel discussion Aug. 28 at the Corridor Business Journal’s 2025 Manufacturing Conference at the Hotel…
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…
Maryam Thompson out to prove everyone is photogenic
If a client doesn’t like their photos, it’s because the photographer didn’t succeed in showcasing…
Monument Hills IC development would feature senior housing cooperative
A development group is in the initial stages of transforming wooded land in Iowa City…
Iowa City pedicab business offers rides, outdoor advertising advantages
A local company is offering pedicab transportation services around Iowa City for events, date nights…
Gnarly Pepper overall winner in OpportUNITY pitch competition
Hy-Vee Inc. awarded $50,000 to minority- and women-owned businesses during its OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit…
South District Diversity Market returns for second season
The 2nd Annual South District Diversity Market will kick off from 1-7 p.m. May 28…
Stanley Black & Decker acquires MSUITE
MSUITE, a Cedar Rapids-based construction technology startup, was acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, a…
Soda fountain now flowing at Sweet Mercantile in Czech Village
Mary Kay Novak McGrath recalls an era when at least two soda fountains served up…
Hy-Vee, Worley plan new warehouse facilities in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized city financial incentives for two new…
New memory care development in CR to begin construction
Construction is set to begin soon on a new housing development in northeast Cedar Rapids…
Builder confidence plunges on rising interest rates, growing affordability woes
In a sign that the housing market is now slowing, builder confidence took a steep…
Report: 53.1% of Iowa real estate agents are female, below U.S. average
The residential real estate sales profession is dominated by women, but the percentage of female…
