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Big Grove for Good to donate $24,000 to food banks, shelters as SNAP funding lapse looms
Big Grove Brewery and The Big Grove for Good Foundation will donate $24,000 to Midwestern food banks and homeless shelters as SNAP funding faces a potential lapse and National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week approaches. The foundation will distribute $12,000…
With potential Duane Arnold restart, Linn County begins discussion of nuclear zoning code
The potential reopening of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo is still several years…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Tiffany Earl Williams, CEO of Midwest Equity
Tiffany Earl Williams is the CEO of Midwest Equity and a broker at Skogman Commercial…

First MainStreet Insurance completes merger with Ruffcorn Insurance
First MainStreet Insurance (FMSI) announced Tuesday the finalization of a merger with Keokuk-based Ruffcorn Insurance,…

Cedar Rapids Walmart Supercenter unveils remodel with ribbon-cutting event
The Walmart Supercenter at 3601 29th Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids will unveil its first…

UI Health Care named No. 1 “most humanizing” U.S. health care brand
For the second year in a row, University of Iowa Health Care was dubbed the…

CRST president, CEO Mike Gannon discusses trucking company’s past, present and future
It’s become a tradition of sorts for CRST to be named the Corridor Business Journal’s…

Cedar Rapids surgeon among first in U.S. to offer new sleep apnea implant
A Cedar Rapids-based ear, nose and throat surgeon is among the first in the country…

Informatics announces leadership changes amid continued growth
Informatics Inc., a full-service marketing and web agency based in Cedar Rapids, has announced several…

SAILing into the future: chatbot helps small municipalities navigate resident requests
Chatbots are rapidly reshaping the way we communicate with businesses, blending AI and instant messaging…

Iowa City medtech startup earns state support for lung-monitoring device
Iowa City-based LSF Medical Solutions, LLC is among a handful of early-stage companies receiving state…

Big Grove to open location in Kansas City, extend ownership to employees
Big Grove Brewery is opening a new location in the Midwest. The Iowa-based craft brewery…

Linn County zoning board to discuss nuclear energy regulations May 19
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, May…

Zoning approved for 92-unit Cedar Rapids housing complex near Williams Boulevard, Highway 30
A new 92-unit apartment housing complex is in the works at a highly-visible site near…

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture unveils Choose Iowa passport to boost agritourism
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has launched the Choose Iowa Passport, a free, interactive…

Wellmark Foundation awards $5M grant to expand youth mental health services in rural Iowa schools
The Wellmark Foundation has announced a $5 million grant aimed at tackling the growing mental…






