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UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Electrophysiologist Talha Farid, MD, holds a set of Abbott AVEIR DR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker devices. Implanted into the upper and lower chambers of the heart, these devices communicate and pace the heart without the use of lead wires. Dr. Farid is one of the first cardiologists in Iowa, and the only one in Cedar Rapids, who is trained to implant the AVEIR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system.

St. Luke’s performs Cedar Rapids’ first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implant

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has performed Cedar Rapids’ first implant of the AVEIR DR, the world’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system. The procedure was completed by electrophysiologist Dr. Talha Farid, the first in the city to be trained…

UnityPoint Health Hospitals in Eastern Iowa revising masking requirements

UnityPoint Health hospitals in Eastern Iowa are revising masking requirements based on community transmission levels…

Popoli Ristorante & Sullivan’s Bar in Cedar Rapids will close in May

Popoli Ristorante & Sullivan’s Bar in Cedar Rapids will cease operations on May 8, according…

A plate of food at Popoli Ristorante

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs, hiring events this spring

April and May will be busy months for the IowaWORKS offices in Cedar Rapids and…

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs this spring.

Indian Creek Nature Center receives $250,000 in ARPA funding

Indian Creek Nature Center has announced it has been awarded $250,000 of Linn County’s $11…

Registration open for 2022 EFY Race Against Breast Cancer

Registration is now open for the 32nd annual Especially for You(r) (EFY) Race Against Breast…

Coralville volunteer receives lifetime service award from Alzheimer’s Association

The Gary Wicklund Lifetime of Service Award has been named after and awarded to Gary…

IGNITE Innovation Showcase set at Iowa State University April 18-22

The second annual IGNITE Innovation Showcase is just around the corner. Join the Student Innovation…

Solomon’s Landing, Forevergreen Estates projects accepted

North Liberty green-lit numerous housing developments over the course of an April 12 city council…

Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3.3% in March

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in March, which is down from 3.5%…

Amana Performing Arts Center launching at former Old Creamery site

The former Old Creamery Theatre in Amana is being reborn under a new moniker –…

Iowa City Community School District Foundation receives $1 million gift

Coralville resident Christine N. Boge committed a planned gift of $1 million to the Foundation…

Farm to Street Dinner seeking applications from restaurants

The Farm to Street Dinner, hosted by the city of Iowa City in partnership with…

Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse marks 25 years in retail

Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse, 1682 Dubuque Road in Marion, will mark 25 seasons in…

SBA approves $17.2 million in Iowa small business loans in March

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 40 loans for $17,231,300 to Iowa businesses in March,…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Cedar Rapids council propels ‘complicated’ First and First West project forward

With acknowledgement from both city leaders and developers that the plan is among the most…

IEDA Cedar Rapids award