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Johnson County Supervisors vote to raise minimum wage to $13.02

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has approved an increase to the county’s recommended minimum wage, raising it to $13.02 per hour starting July 1, 2025. The adjustment follows Consumer Price Index data to reflect inflation. “Though the wage increase…

Senior Lifestyles: The golden age of choice

Options and amenities abound as the senior living market heats up. Above, the Spring Street…

UI Health Care reports nearly $270M in 2016 community benefits

University of Iowa Health Care provided $269,035,216 in community benefits in 2016, according to the…

Mercy Cedar Rapids releases 2016-2017 annual report

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has released its 2016-2017 annual report, reviewing the hospital’s…

Mercy Cedar Rapids releases 2016-2017 annual report

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has released its 2016-2017 annual report, reviewing the hospital’s…

Mercy Iowa City achieves Joint Replacement Excellence Award

Joint replacement at Mercy Iowa City is among the top 10 percent in the nation,…

Mercy Iowa City

Mercy Iowa City achieves Joint Replacement Excellence Award

Joint replacement at Mercy Iowa City is among the top 10 percent in the nation,…

Mercy Iowa City

Merger positions Millhiser Smith, Accel Group for future

Millhiser Smith President Tim Gassmann (l) and Accel Group President Mike Byl at the Tree…

Craft brewing market beckons Iowa farmers

Mark Pattison of Buck Creek Hops shows off a package of frozen hops ready for…

Cargill acquires Diamond V

Diamond V’s animal nutrition production facility at 2525 60th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. The company…

Deals keep the ink flowing in Corridor media

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] An unlikely scenario is playing out in the Corridor: Local newspaper…

Squeezed by big guys, CHOMP bites back

Jon Sewell, owner of D.P. Dough and chairman of the board for the newly launched…

Motion Industries acquires Apache Inc.

Apache employee-owners including CEO Tom Pientok are shown breaking ground on a 90,000-square-foot expansion project…

UI names J. Brooks Jackson to head UI Health Care

The University of Iowa has named J. Brooks Jackson as vice president for medical affairs…

AbbeHealth president announces retirement

Dan Strellner, president and chief executive officer of AbbeHeath, a UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids…

IC researcher on panel to speak to Congress

Michael Abramoff, the founder of an AI medical device company based in Iowa City, is…