News
CodaPet provides a compassionate end-of-life option at home for pets
CodaPet, a company providing compassionate, in-home pet euthanasia services through a network of licensed, local veterinarians, has expanded to Cedar Rapids. Dr. Danielle Hundley, Cedar Rapids CodaPet veterinarian who also works for BluePearl Pet Hospital, joins a network of veterinarians…
Mercy Iowa City President and CEO Sean Williams announces plans to resign
Mercy Iowa City confirmed today that Sean Williams, Mercy Iowa City president and CEO, has…
Linn County Public Health adopts CDC guidance, recommends masks indoors
Linn County Public Health is adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) face-covering…
South Slope launching fiber optic service in Oxford
South Slope Cooperative Communications has announced they will be extending fiber optic technology to homes…
Reynolds names carbon sequestration task force working groups
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced members of the agriculture and energy working groups of…
Small Business Administration marks 68 years
The U.S. Small Business Administration marked 68 years of service July 30 as a voice…
Iowa State launching agricultural AI institute
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National…
Ingredion operating income, EPS up dramatically in second quarter
Ingredion Inc. reported adjusted operating income of $208 million for the second quarter Tuesday, up…
Cedar Rapids city buildings will require masks regardless of vaccination status
The City of Cedar Rapids said it will begin requiring visitors, regardless of vaccination status,…
UI professor: Consider shopping for holidays now
So-called “Christmas in July” sales have become a summertime staple, fueled by retailers’ desire to…
MidWestOne Bank hosts Rock the Chalk in downtown Iowa City this Friday
The 5th annual Rock the Chalk hosted by MidWestOne Bank takes place Friday in downtown…
Reverse supply chain: Liquidators and resellers profit from excess stock
The Ornery Octopus Surplus and Liquidation store in Hiawatha isn’t open Mondays, but that doesn’t…
Marion Community Build in search of next home
Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) is in search of its next single-family residence to renovate…
Nearly 200 applications for broadband grants following $100M investment
The State of Iowa received 178 applications from broadband providers for the latest Empower Rural…
Park. Look. Lock. Help avoid child heatstroke and vehicular tragedies
As temperatures rise, so does the risk of vehicular, heat-related illnesses and deaths in children.…
Younger crowd heads to thrift stores
Thrift-store shoppers are getting younger and hipper. “They’re really looking for those items donated by…
