Cedar Ridge Distillery’s Bagger Vodka marks $20,000 in donations to Iowa trails
Cedar Ridge Distillery has donated more than $20,000 to Iowa trails since it launched its Bagger Vodka brand in 2020, according to a news...
Mercy endoscopy unit recognized for quality, safety
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized the endoscopy unit at Mercy Cedar Rapids as part of its program specifically dedicated to...
Buff City Soap to open second Cedar Rapids location Thursday
Buff City Soap, a handmade retail franchise known for its plant-based soap and body products made in-store daily, will soon be opening its second...
Hinson announces affordable housing funding for Meskwaki Nation
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $372,891 to the Sac & Fox Tribe of Mississippi in Iowa (Meskwaki Nation)...
Rising rental costs squeezing college graduates
College grads are getting ready to start their careers, but they’re finding soaring rental costs could quickly zap away most of their newly earned...
New McDonald’s coming to former bank site along First Avenue near Lindale Mall
Construction is under way on a new McDonald’s restaurant at the former site of a US Bank branch near Lindale Mall.
A building permit was...
Spring tourism up 144% in Iowa City compared to pandemic levels
Iowa City is leading the Corridor in tourism recovery in 2022, according to data from the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD).
Insights from the ICDD...
Cargill RegenConnect expands to Iowa, encourages carbon sequestration
Cargill RegenConnect, a voluntary market-based regenerative agriculture program that helps producers access the carbon marketplace, is expanding to Iowa and 14 other states for...
Cedar Rapids raises lifeguard starting wage to attract more applicants
In an effort to recruit more lifeguards to work at Cedar Rapids municipal pools, the City has raised the lifeguard starting wage to $15...
UI professor named one of top 40 MBA professors under 40 by Poets &...
Stephen Courtright, professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, has been named one of the...