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Plumb Supply building new $15.2 million facility in Cedar Rapids
Plumb Supply Company is planning a new $15.2 million logistics and warehouse facility in Cedar Rapids, the Cedar Rapids City Council learned at its meeting Jan. 27. Cedar Rapids business attraction program manager Scott Mather told the council that Plumb…
Hotel Chauncey opens with Tapestry Collection by Hilton designation
Hotel Chauncey, a modern boutique hotel located in downtown Iowa City, is the latest addition…
Façade improvements light up downtown Cedar Rapids
The Cedar River Tower and Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust have utilized the Cedar Rapids…
Pure Barre opens Cedar Rapids location
Pure Barre has scheduled a grand opening on Aug. 23 to celebrate its new Cedar…
Common occupations don’t pay a 2-bedroom housing wage
The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently reported that a full-time worker in Iowa would…
Mercy Iowa City President and CEO Sean Williams announces plans to resign
Mercy Iowa City confirmed today that Sean Williams, Mercy Iowa City president and CEO, has…
Linn County Public Health adopts CDC guidance, recommends masks indoors
Linn County Public Health is adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) face-covering…
South Slope launching fiber optic service in Oxford
South Slope Cooperative Communications has announced they will be extending fiber optic technology to homes…
Reynolds names carbon sequestration task force working groups
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced members of the agriculture and energy working groups of…
Small Business Administration marks 68 years
The U.S. Small Business Administration marked 68 years of service July 30 as a voice…
Iowa State launching agricultural AI institute
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National…
Ingredion operating income, EPS up dramatically in second quarter
Ingredion Inc. reported adjusted operating income of $208 million for the second quarter Tuesday, up…
Cedar Rapids city buildings will require masks regardless of vaccination status
The City of Cedar Rapids said it will begin requiring visitors, regardless of vaccination status,…
UI professor: Consider shopping for holidays now
So-called “Christmas in July” sales have become a summertime staple, fueled by retailers’ desire to…
MidWestOne Bank hosts Rock the Chalk in downtown Iowa City this Friday
The 5th annual Rock the Chalk hosted by MidWestOne Bank takes place Friday in downtown…
Reverse supply chain: Liquidators and resellers profit from excess stock
The Ornery Octopus Surplus and Liquidation store in Hiawatha isn’t open Mondays, but that doesn’t…