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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 to deliver customer service, tech support and even therapy – without a human on the other end. Two entrepreneurs from Tiffin are hoping to bring…
BankIowa to acquire Rowley Savings Bank
BankIowa of Independence has entered into an agreement to acquire Rowley Savings Bank. The proposed…
Coggon Solar LLC submits application in Linn County
Coggon Solar LLC has submitted its application to Linn County Planning & Development for a…

Usage of Workgroups DaVinci products hits milestone
Workgroups DaVinci, an Iowa City-based company providing workflow and project management solutions for creative and…

Kasasa, Collins Community Credit Union launching Take-Back® loan program
Kasasa, a Texas-based fintech solutions provider that equips community banks and credit unions with the…

Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association names Maybanks executive director
The Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association (ISETA), a trade association serving Iowa’s solar energy industry,…

Lerud named Iowa Travel Industry Partners interim director
Iowa Travel Industry Partners (iTIP), a newly-formed statewide organization set to represent the travel, tourism,…

Iowans register a record number of business filings
Iowans registered for the highest amount of new business entities in state history during the…

Reconstructed railroad bridge connects past to new trail in Marion
A bridge that once shouldered cattle cars, passenger trains and more is now taking on…

Celebrate 2021’s Best of the Corridor
At this time last year, we discussed businesses shut down for much of the spring;…
Mercy Cedar Rapids wins highest distinction from Epic
Cedar Rapids’ Mercy Medical Center has earned the Summa Cum Laude Honor Roll distinction from…
CommUnity hosting food drive to strike out hunger
CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City is sponsoring a Strike Out Hunger…
Transportation provider GTI USA opens Cedar Rapids office
Total transportation management provider GTI USA has announced it will open a new office in…

CR Summer Rally set to boost area cultural venues
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance announced a new program Monday morning to spur attendance…

New board members join Community Foundation of Johnson County
Five new members have joined the Community Foundation of Johnson County’s board of directors. The…

Hy-Vee stores hosting Indy car appearances this weekend
Hy-Vee, Inc., in partnership with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL), is displaying a Hy-Vee-sponsored Indy…
