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CIVCO Medical Solutions to host open house for new facility
Coralville-based CIVCO medical solutions is opening its doors to the community June 6 to celebrate its new, 96,000-square-foot facility. The company designs and manufactures accessories for diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, as well as interventional procedures, with a primary focus on…
Transamerica launches new Retirement Plan Exchange
Transamerica has launched a new Retirement Plan Exchange featuring the UBS Retirement Plan Manager program.…

Liotine named president, COO of Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation has named Joseph T. Liotine as the company’s new president and chief operating…

GreenState Community Credit Union takes steps toward diversity, equity and inclusion
“There was a real national moment that we wanted to ensure wasn’t lost over time,”…
Frontier Co-op program gives workers a second chance at employment – and life
Alisia Weaver is unsure where she would be without her job at Frontier Co-op. With…
Opening Doors: Project SEARCH provides opportunities for disabled workers
In the last day of his nine-month internship at UnityPoint-St. Luke’s Hospital, Julius Trammell was…
FlexJobs report: 75% of unemployed parents waiting for right job opportunity
For parents looking to return to the workforce following a rocky pandemic, there are a…

Coe College welcomes third-largest class
Coe College recently welcomed 438 new students and the largest domestic first-year population ever. While…

New residential development unveiled in Cedar Rapids
Skogman Homes held a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 31 for Prairie Landing, its newest residential development.…

IowaWatch: How a handful of Iowa towns thrive, rise above rural decline
A handful of small Iowa towns with populations of less than 5,000 and not part…
What’s ahead for working women?
The details vary slightly, but the numbers don’t lie. Politico reported that as of late…
Balanced Fitness and Health opens second location in southwest Cedar Rapids
Balanced Fitness and Health has opened a second Wellness & Rehab Clinic in Cedar Rapids. …
Planting Hope campaign supports 42 projects
Planting Hope, a campaign that began in the aftermath of the August 2020 derecho, now…
PCI announces Phase 3 of expansion
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) has announced Phase 3 of its expansion of specialty medical…

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics again seeks approval for new hospital
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC) is again seeking approval for a new,…
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for counties hit by extreme weather
Following severe weather beginning Aug. 24, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Bremer…
