Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7% in May
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped for the fifth consecutive month to 2.7% in May– down from 3% in April and from 4.5% one...
Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market announces a new route
The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market will have a new route beginning Saturday, June 18 due to the flood wall protection project happening in...
Cedar Rapids opens final ARPA funding round
Beginning June 16, the City of Cedar Rapids and Linn County declared businesses are now able to apply for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...
Index: Inflation continues to be small businesses’ No. 1 problem
The NFIB Optimism Index fell 0.1 points in May to 93.1, marking the fifth consecutive month below the 48-year average of 98. Owners expecting...
Ten Iowa City entrepreneurs begin national accelerator program
After a successful first cohort this winter, 10 Iowa City entrepreneurs will enter a national idea accelerator program aimed at taking their ideas from...
Economic alliance creates list of free summer events in Cedar Rapids
Recognizing that rising gas prices may be forcing local families to rethink summer vacation plans, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is releasing its...
Coralville City Council appoints retired banker Keith Jones to vacancy
To fill the void left by the sudden resignation of Coralville City Council member Jill Dodds in April, the council moved to name Keith...
Iowa City Area Association of Realtors hosts fundraiser for a good cause
A full bracket of 32 teams competed during the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors’ annual bags tournament to raise money and awareness of...
Cedar Rapids Country Club plan passes despite vocal objections
An indoor tennis facility will be constructed on the property owned by the Cedar Rapids Country Club following a successful second reading and waiver...
ACT sells campus building to Iowa City Community School District
ACT has agreed to sell the Tyler Building on its main campus to the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) with both parties stating...