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Rayser Holdings acquires Pella-based Skunk River Block & Pallet

Cedar Rapids-based Rayser Holdings, Inc. has acquired Skunk River Block & Pallet, Inc., a custom wood pallet and crating company located in Pella, Iowa. Skunk River Block & Pallet has served central Iowa for more than 43 years, specializing in…

Crumbl's storefront at 2799 Commerce Dr. Suite A in Coralville.

Crumbl takes a bite out of Coralville

Tim Charles, retired Mercy Medical president and CEO, now teaches Exploration in Health and Society at Coe College.

Former Mercy CEO Tim Charles tapped as Coe College instructor

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

Linn County supervisors award first round of ARPA funding

The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday awarded the first round of funding from…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

Red Vespa closes in Solon

Red Vespa, the first pizzeria in Iowa to be certified by the True Neapolitan Pizza…

OPN Architects opens new office in Minneapolis

OPN Architects, a Cedar Rapids-based design firm started 43 years ago in Eastern Iowa, has…

Real estate tech company STRATAFOLIO selected for REACH Scale-up Program

STRATAFOLIO, a leading provider of commercial real estate management software, has been accepted into the…

Shive-Hattery acquires WSM Architects in Tucson

Cedar Rapids-based Shive-Hattery has acquired WSM Architects, Inc., a 13-person architecture firm in Tucson, Arizona.…

UIHC giving on-site interviews, same-day offers for prospective nurses

Facing a nationwide shortage in nurses, University of Iowa Health Care will host a nurse …

Alliant Energy announces 2022 recipients of “One Million Trees” funds

Alliant Energy has announced that more than 30 Iowa communities are receiving tree planting aid…