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Iowa Board of Regents votes to increase universities’ tuition, raise presidents’ wages
Students at Iowa’s public universities will see higher tuition and fees in the 2025-26 academic year following the Iowa Board of Regents’ vote June 12 to approve rate increases across the board. The new rates apply to resident and nonresident…
Barrel House to open new location in downtown CR
Undeterred by the pandemic and just weeks after announcing it would open a location at…
UI plans to go ahead with new Student Well-Being Center
University of Iowa officials are moving forward with a $25 to $28 million proposal for…
Washington rallies to save former Captain’s Table building
A project to save a historic Washington building and transform it into an information hub…
Survey: Americans happy with pandemic home purchases
Despite the frenzied nature of today’s housing market, prompting conversations about buyer’s remorse, more than…
Property insurers adapt rapidly to strong market forces
Pandemic and recession and storms. Oh, my. The trifecta of troubles has been all too…
Marion city manager resigning, moving to Washington state
Longtime Marion city manager Lon Pluckhahn has submitted his resignation to the Marion City Council…
Not only surviving but THRIVING
New businesses are bringing new energy to the Cedar Rapids Main Street District, as many…
University of Iowa startups featured in Science Coalition report
A growing number of Iowa-based companies trace their roots to federally funded University of Iowa…
Spanish, ASL Grow Solar recordings now available
Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties’ “Solar Power Hours” recordings are now available online with…
Cornell students finish in top 3 of analytics competition
A team of four Cornell College students received third place in an analytics competition that…
Families Helping Families of Iowa finds a new building
Cedar Rapids-based Families Helping Families says they have found a new building. The group says…
Iowa banks’ net income up by double digits in first quarter
Iowa banks reported a net income of $391 million for the first quarter of 2021,…
Beating the market: UI’s student-managed Henry Fund wins national kudos
Some of the nation’s savviest investors reside right here in the Corridor. In fact, they’re…
Van Meter plans rebranding for Werner Electric
Van Meter Inc. has announced that Werner Electric Ventures LLC, known commercially as Werner Electric,…
Alliant donates to food pantries via My Account signups
More than 150 food pantries in Iowa and Wisconsin, including several in the Corridor, have…
