FedEx ready to open $108 million package sorting facility in Cedar Rapids
FedEx Ground’s new automated package facility in southwest Cedar Rapids is close to beginning operations, and the company is now looking to hire nearly...
Builder confidence drops for tenth straight month
In a further signal that rising interest rates, building material bottlenecks and elevated home prices continue to weaken the housing market, builder sentiment fell...
Economic Alliance announces 2022 Bravo, Community Spotlight awards
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance will recognize its 2022 Bravo Award and Community Spotlight winners at its annual Good Morning Cedar Rapids! event...
Courage Ride raises $65K for sarcoma research at UIHC
Courage Ride, a local biking event that raises funds for sarcoma cancer research, presented a check for $65,000 to the University of Iowa’s Sarcoma...
MEDCO Q3 report shows concern about workforce attraction
Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) has released the Marion Community Index for the third quarter of 2022. The report is informed by a business...
IEDA to accept applications for butchery innovation program
The Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) Butchery Innovation and Revitalization Program will accept applications Nov. 1 through Dec. 21.
Created during the 2021 legislative session...
Brain networks linked with resilience in depression, UI study finds
A University of Iowa Health Care study that links the location of a brain injury to levels of depression in patients following the injury...