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Audience members and presenters of the proposed immigrant welcome center pose with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors June 4, 2025.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors hears proposal for immigrant welcome center

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors heard a proposal for an immigrant welcome center on Wednesday. At the board’s work session June 4, executive director of the Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County Mazahir Salih and executive director of the…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Gregg Hammann

Nate and Gregg at George’s Buffet in Iowa City. PHOTO ADAM MOORE   By Nate…

Rockwell Collins to close Tucson facility

Super First Class seating produced by Rockwell Collins. CREDIT ROCKWELL   By Dave DeWitte [email protected]

Cannon talks Cargill-Diamond V merger

Diamond V CEO Jeff Cannon, shown in his office earlier this year. PHOTO GABE HAVEL…

UTC picks Florida for Collins Aerospace

Rockwell Collins’ current headquarters in Cedar Rapids. PHOTO ROCKWELL   By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The…

Nonprofits talk recruiting wins and woes

A volunteer sorts food at the Crisis Center food bank in a file photo. The…

Stoking the fires of nonprofit innovation

Girls With Ideas Founder and CEO Allison Poss works with Abbie Schneider at the Iowa…

Are Iowa City Chamber, ICAD better together?

Kim Casko, president and CEO of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, focused on…

Soko Outfitters bringing the outdoor life to Czech Village

Soko Outfitters founders (l-r) Steve White, Steve Shriver, Graig Cone and Dr. Ryan Sundermann, are…

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Iowa City’s IDx finally in the fast lane

Decades after embracing the potential of AI to diagnose eye disease, University of Iowa retina…

Corridor retailers taking a chance on CBD

With authorities opposed and customer demand high, Corridor retailers are weighing the risks of offering…

The best flu tracker? Your smartphone

University of Iowa researchers were able to predict flu activity weeks ahead of the CDC…

Cargohab’s first container house offers sustainable style

Cargohab partners (l-r) Fred Zehr, John Armon, Justin Zehr and Casey Cornwell look down on…

Home buyers, builders adjust to higher lumber costs

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Record lumber prices are adding pressure to new home affordability in…

Tax reform changes the affordable housing game

Without low-income housing tax credits, projects like Cedar Rapids’ Kingston Village Apartments, a $9.7 million,…

Participant Choice gives investors more options

Looking back to 2009, we could hardly surf WebMD on our second generation iPhone, let…