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Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks about Coe College's new flight school program in front of an airplane at the Eastern Iowa Airport on May 22, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

Eastern Iowa Airport opens aviation workforce campus to address labor shortages

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has launched a new Aviation Workforce Development Campus aimed at addressing growing labor shortages across the aviation industry. The initiative, which includes academic partnerships with Coe College and Kirkwood Community College, is designed to train…

Corridor businesses awarded assistance for summer internship programs

Gov. Kim Reynolds awarded 35 projects with $2.26 million in state grants to launch youth…

Remote work gives Iowa, other states new chance to become tech hubs

Ten US states, including Iowa, could be home to a new generation of tech talent…

BHFO enters new partnership with kathy ireland Worldwide

Cedar Rapids-based BHFO, an e-commerce fashion marketplace, supplier to retailers and leading e-tailer, has entered…

PepsiCo, Schneider Electric partner to accelerate adoption of renewable electricity

PepsiCo has partnered with Schneider Electric to form pep+ REnew – one of the first…

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Alliant Energy launches “The Power Chronicles” to inspire STEM careers

Students attending the Linn County STEM Festival at the Linn County Regional Center in Hiawatha…

MRA survey: 66% of companies are adjusting established pay ranges or starting rates

Organizations and companies are adjusting both pay ranges and starting rates to keep up with…

Make-A-Wish releases its 2022 Wish Impact Study

Make-A-Wish has released new research in its 2022 Wish Impact Study that provides quantitative data…

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa celebrates 25 years in the Corridor

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is celebrating its 25th anniversary.  In 1997, Physicians’ Clinic of…

PCI Neurology

My Eyelab expanding to Cedar Rapids market

My Eyelab, a retail brand of Now Optics, is planning an expansion in the Iowa…

Raising Cane’s to open in Coralville on April 12

UPDATED APRIL 4 The popular fast-food chicken fingers chain Raising Cane’s will be opening its…

Red Star Yeast ribbon-cutting marks addition of new fermenter

Red Star Yeast officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, March 31 to mark the construction…

SBA expands pilot program for underserved entrepreneurs

Reforms have been announced to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Community Advantage (CA) loan program,…

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

Hy-Vee plans OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit

The Hy-Vee OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit, to be held 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 25, is…

Report: More VA services needed in Iowa City

A March report released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicates a desire to…

GoDaddy ends Empower entrepreneur partnership with Jane Boyd

A five-year entrepreneur development partnership between GoDaddy and the Jane Boyd Community House, designed to…