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Retired John Whitcomb works as a Hy-Vee maintenance technician. CREDIT Annie Smith Barkalow

Iowa’s ‘silver tsunami’: Baby boomers delay retirement as workforce ages

The term “baby boomer” made its debut in America in 1963, when Leslie J. Nason coined the moniker in a Daily Press article to describe the flood of approaching college enrollments as the oldest of the post-World War II babies…

Iowa farmers highlighted in ‘Real Farmers. Real Food. Real Meat’ campaign

While Iowa’s bread and butter lies within the agricultural industry, Iowans still have questions about…

MediRevv acquired by Tegria

Following a four-year investment partnership, MediRevv, a Coralville-based healthcare revenue cycle management company, has been…

Mercy Cedar Rapids adjusts visitor policies and safety measures

Mercy Cedar Rapids has adjusted its safety measures and visitor guidelines as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

University of Iowa center marks 10,000th in-vitro fertilization procedure

The Center for Advanced Reproductive Care at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics marked a…

Tanager Place’s LGBTQ Center receives grant

Tanager Place recently received a $30,000 grant award from Amerigroup, An Anthem Company. The monies…

Cottage Grove Place to host Alzheimer’s Association presentations

Cottage Grove Place announced a partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association of Iowa to host an…

Good named director of Mercy Cedar Rapids’ aging and dementia innovation center

Mercy Cedar Rapids has named Kathy Good as the first director of the Chris &…

Diversity Straight Up: Cedric Ellis and the equity journey

In the latest episode of CBJ podcast “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…

Murphy Tower acquires South Dakota-based East River Tower

Murphy Tower Service, an Iowa-based provider of wireless and wireline construction and maintenance services, has…

Murphy Tower

Athletico Physical Therapy opens in Marion

Athletico Physical Therapy has opened a new location in Marion. The new location, at 2791…

ICAD, UI partner on website to support Black-owned businesses

A new online resource aimed at growing and promoting Black-owned businesses in the Iowa City…

SBA to open supplemental shuttered venue grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is announcing a call to all eligible Shuttered Venue Operators…

Amana Farms launches direct-to-consumer beef sales

The Amana Society has launched Amana Farms Beef, a new locally raised and processed, sustainably…

ISA Ventures announces investment in wastewater treatment startup

ISA Ventures, based in Cedar Rapids, and Iowa Farm Bureau’s Rural Vitality Fund have jointly…

Per Mar acquires Minnesota-based security firm

Per Mar Security Services has acquired Armor Security, a residential and commercial security and locksmith…

Armor Security acquired by Per Mar