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Coralville hotel to celebrate debut with grand opening Nov. 6

A dual-brand hotel combining Avid Hotels and Candlewood Suites in Coralville is making its debut Nov. 6. The Avid Hotel | Candlewood Suites Coralville – Iowa City by IHG will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting from 3:30…

Martin Equipment opens new Cedar Rapids facility

Martin Equipment has opened a new 21,500-square-foot facility at 820 Thompson Way SW in Cedar…

Martin Equipment new facility Cedar Rapids

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids taps Kristin McVay as chief nursing officer

Kristin McVay will take the helm as chief nursing officer at UnityPoint Health – Cedar…

Kristin McVay, chief nursing officer for UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids

UI ophthalmologist Edwin Stone elected to National Academy of Medicine

The University of Iowa has announced that ophthalmologist Edwin Stone has earned election to the…

Dr. Edwin Stone, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and director of the Institute for Vision Research at the UI.

Kirkwood honors safety professionals at women’s conference

Kirkwood Community College recognized three safety professionals at the 2025 Midwest Women in Safety Conference…

Denise Tucker and Peggy Peterson Women in Safety Conference

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa marks 60 years

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is celebrating its 60th anniversary of providing hands-on learning programs…

JAEI 60-year anniversary logo

St. Luke’s Hospital to host annual NICU reunion Oct. 19

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital will host its annual NICU reunion Oct. 19 from…

Charlie Eichhorn, today aged 8, was born at 28 weeks weighing 3 pounds, 3 ounces.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity…

(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

Grinnell restaurant wins Iowa’s best breaded pork tenderloin contest

Hometown Heroes in Grinnell has been named the winner of the 2025 Iowa’s Best Breaded…

Hometown Heroes Grinnell Iowa's Best Tenderloin

Backpocket Brewing to close Coralville taproom, move production to Waterloo

Coralville brewery Backpocket Brewing is moving productions to Waterloo and closing its taproom at the…

Backpocket Brewing's location at the Iowa River Landing, 903 Quarry Road in Coralville.

Schickedanz resigns as Englert executive director; Huckfeldt named interim director

The Englert Theatre announced Thursday, Oct. 16 that Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt has been named interim…

Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt Englert Theatre

Collins Road Square shopping center for sale

Collins Road Square, one of the largest shopping centers in the Cedar Rapids area, is…

Collins Road Square aerial

Cornell College returns funerary statue to Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Cornell College has returned a Mississippian Native American funerary statue to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation…

Cornell College campus

Brandhorst named Kernels general manager

The Cedar Rapids Ball Club has named Sean Brandhorst general manager of the Cedar Rapids…

Sean Brandhorst Kernels

McGrath Family of Dealerships announces sale of Hawkeye Harley-Davidson

The McGrath Family of Dealerships has announced the pending sale of McGrath Hawkeye Harley-Davidson in…

hawkeye harley-davidson

Field Day Brewing wins silver medal at national beer competition

Field Day Brewing earned a silver medal at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival competition…

Field Day Brewing Lime Featherweight silver medal