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Southeast Services Corporation to lay off 31 workers in Mount Vernon
Southeast Services Corporation (SSC), an educational facilities management company, will lay off 31 employees in Mount Vernon, according to a notice posted to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The layoffs were announced July 11 and will…
The Great Resignation – concern or catalyst?
Imagine if 25% of your workforce quit tomorrow. Labor statistics and numerous surveys point to…
Trucking industry’s bumpy road
You’ve likely noticed that delivery of many consumer and business materials is taking much longer…
University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, Central sign agreement
The University of Iowa and Central College have formed a new partnership that will streamline…
In-person payments no longer taken at Cedar Rapids city buildings
Following the success of residents moving to alternate payment methods while city buildings have been…
Cellular phone store to open at former Pizza Hut site
The former Pizza Hut location at 226 Collins Rd. NE will become a cellular phone…
Iowans’ unemployment and injury benefits increase
Iowa Workforce Development announced on Wednesday there will be an increase to the amount of…
Eastern Iowa Airport and UPS celebrate completion of new cargo facility
The Eastern Iowa Airport and UPS held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday to celebrate the…
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for three counties
Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Monday for Linn, Monroe, and Wapello counties in…
Collins Aerospace earns new military software certifications
Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp. and a leader in developing open systems…
TAI opens applications for Iowa Technology Leadership Institute
Applications are now open to take part in the first class of the Iowa Technology…
Science Center of Iowa gets grant for training program
The Science Center of Iowa (SCI) has received a $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund to…
Pearson, Ulster launch online degree partnership
Pearson, a leading learning and testing company with offices in Cedar Rapids, has announced a…
Brucemore and Feed Iowa First Community Garden Project wins award of excellence
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) announced Brucemore is the recipient of…
Kirkwood extends tuition-free program deadline to Aug. 1
Kirkwood Community College has announced that the deadline for students to take advantage of the…
Financial system under stress
The financial system is changing so quickly that making sense of it is treacherous. Within…