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Iowa’s labor, unemployment rate steady in March
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment and labor force participation rates held steady in March amid modest job growth across many private industries, according to a report Thursday, April 17 from Iowa Workforce Development. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was up slightly…
CR businesses upbeat on city – minus floods
Downtown Cedar Rapids. PHOTO CR METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The latest…
Kirkwood adapts continuing ed to changing market
Sparks fly as a Kirkwood Community College student completes a weld in an Accelerated Welding…
‘Corridor’ tag rises in popularity for business names
A sampling of businesses from around North Liberty and Cedar Rapids with the word “Corridor”…
(Body)building a new fitness brand
A woman holds a medicine ball during a workout at Alchemy Strength & Conditioning in…
Psychiatric Associates opens new office in North Liberty
Psychiatric Associates, a private practice based in Iowa City, is doubling its number of providers…
Study shows Girls on the Run transforms young girls’ lives
A recent independent study provides evidence that Girls on the Run is highly effective at driving…
St. Luke’s among top performing for heart attack treatment
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION…
Opioids: A public health emergency in Linn County
By Pramod Dwivedi | Linn County Public Health Director A silent epidemic of opioids has…
Family Caregivers Center of Mercy provides support, respite
Carole Butz leads a support group at the Family Caregivers Center in Cedar Rapids. …
Cedar Rapids man takes cancer care into own hands
Paul Cross has embarked on his own cancer treatment course. PHOTO / SHUVA RAHIM By…
Immunotherapy makes progress in cancer treatment therapy
Dr. Mohammed Milhem stands by his “Iowa wall.” PHOTO / SHUVA RAHIM By Cindy Hadish…
Chirantan Ghosh | Oncology and Hematology
Dr. Chirantan Ghosh is founder of The Ghosh Center for Oncology and Hematology, a cancer…
Health Transitions Clinic joins Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa
Health Transitions, the medically-supervised weight loss clinic operated by Charles Pruchno in Cedar Rapids, has…
Corridor hospitals ranked top regional hospitals in Iowa
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is again listed as one of America’s “Best Hospitals”…
Iowa named second best state for health care in new study
Iowa was named 2017’s second best state for health care in a new study from…
