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Pedestrians line the sidewalk on E. Iowa Avenue in Iowa City.

Iowa City’s Downtown SSMID passes first hurdle for renewal

The Iowa City City Council passed a first consideration at its meeting Nov. 18 for an ordinance that would renew the Iowa City Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID). The re-establishment would extend the district’s borders and enact a tenure…

Iowa Utilities Commission sets public meeting on proposed Duane Arnold restart

The Iowa Utilities Commission will host an informational public meeting Thursday, Nov. 13 regarding the…

Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear

Gerdin family receives Make-A-Wish America national philanthropy award

The Gerdin family of Solon, which owns Heartland Express in North Liberty, was named 2025…

Gerdin family Make-A-Wish award

ESCO Electric sets groundbreaking for new Marion facility

ESCO Electric Company will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 12 for a new facility along…

ESCO Group

AbbeHealth Mental Health Services opens expanded facility in downtown Cedar Rapids

UnityPoint Health – AbbeHealth Services – Abbe Center for Community Mental Health will hold a…

AbbeHealth Mental Health Services' new facility at 615 Fifth Street SE in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Mercy Cedar Rapids earns national recognition for outpatient orthopedic surgery

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Nonprofits to host free screenings of ‘UnCharitable’ documentary at Cedar Rapids library

Two Cedar Rapids nonprofits will host three free screenings of the documentary “UnCharitable” on Monday,…

UnCharitable documentary

Off-price retailer Sierra to open new location in Coralville

Sierra, a multichannel off-price retailer, will open its fifth Iowa location at Coral North Shopping…

An exterior view of a Sierra storefront

Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging breaks ground on new treehouse accommodations

Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging has broken ground on two treehouse accommodations that the business…

Stephanie and Taylor Getting (center), co-owners of Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging at the groundbreaking of their new treehouse accommodations Oct. 30.

Center Point Regional Ambulance sets groundbreaking Thursday for new facility

Center Point Regional Ambulance will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a new facility designed…

Center Point Ambulance Service

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital opens Linn County’s first milk bank dispensary

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has partnered with the Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa…

St. Luke's Center for Women's and Children's Health

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance CEO Abdel joins Common Sense Institute board of directors

The Common Sense Institute has added Juliet Abdel, president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids…

Juliet Abdel Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Junior Achievement honors four business leaders at Cedar Valley Hall of Fame ceremony

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa honored four business leaders at its 31st annual Cedar Valley…

(From left) Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa's 31st Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame awardees Wayne Magee, Eric P. Petersen, Max C. Klein and Bill J. Bradford.

Courtney Ball named Matthew 25 executive director

Courtney Ball has officially been named the executive director of Matthew 25, the organization announced…

Courtney Ball Matthew 25

Coe College partners with Google AI for Education Accelerator

Coe College has partnered with the Google AI for Education Accelerator to provide artificial intelligence…

Coe College Sinclair Auditorium

Alzheimer’s Association expands caregiver support programs

To honor the nearly 12 million unpaid Alzheimer and dementia caregivers in the U.S. during…

Alzheimer's Association logo