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A full-blood Wagyu is shown at one of Jiyu American Wagyu’s farms. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Iowa City wagyu ranch establishing national reputation, genetic excellence

Sarah Bailey and Kyle Schuchmann of Jiyu American Wagyu talk about the genetics of Wagyu cattle and breeding technology as casually as others might discuss Hawkeye football or the latest episode of a hit TV series. They’ve produced some of…

Junior Achievement opens nominations for 26th annual Corridor Business Hall of Fame

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa (JAEI) has opened nominations for the 26th Annual Corridor Business…

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Corridor Business Hall of Fame

Empties.org points Iowans to beverage redemption centers

The Iowa Beverage Association (IBA) has launched Empties.org, a new website designed to help Iowans…

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Cedar Rapids fire marshal orders Kiteville Minimalist Living Community to be vacated for multiple safety violations

The Cedar Rapids fire marshal’s office has ordered the Kiteville Minimalist Living Community at 525…

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New developer takes the helm of Broad and Main project in Uptown Marion

The second phase of the Broad and Main project in Uptown Marion is moving ahead,…

Broad and Main on Sixth site

GALLERY: Bowling is just the beginning at BowlDogs in North Liberty

Bowldogs, the newest bowling alley in North Liberty, offers much more than an hourlong adventure…

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State launches ‘Butchery Innovation Grant Program’ through Choose Iowa

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Butchery…

UI graduate workers’ union COGS to negotiate wages with Iowa Board of Regents this week

University of Iowa graduate student workers are headed to the bargaining table with the Iowa…

Members of UI's graduate student worker union COGS gather Wednesday outside the Pentacrest. Wages are not keeping step with inflation and are not sustainable, they say.

President of Mercy Medical Center Foundation announces retirement

The Mercy Medical Center Foundation has announced the upcoming retirement of its president, Lorrie Erusha,…

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St. Luke’s Hospital is using AI technology for colon cancer detection

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids has announced that it is now…

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Battery-powered passenger rail line in Johnson County on hold

A concept that would utilize the CRANDIC rail line for a battery-powered passenger rail between…

Pop-Up Metro uses existing low-density freight rail lines and battery-propelled passenger cars as an economic, sustainable option for public transit.

Greater Iowa City releases Johnson County laborshed analysis

Using data from the Iowa Workforce Development’s laborshed reports from 2024, Greater Iowa City, Inc.…

Johnson County Historic Poor Farm joins Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA), a member of the National Park Service National…

Established in 1855, the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm recently gained status as a heritage site.

Coralville Council approves amendments to Gather Iowa development plan

A resolution approving amendments to the preliminary plat and PUD-A site plan for Gather Iowa,…

The "Gather Iowa" plan could re-envision Coralville's southeastern district. CREDIT RAEL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Cedar Rapids council approves development agreement for QTS data center project

The two large-scale data center projects slated for southwest Cedar Rapids are moving ahead, after…

QTS data center

Collins Aerospace awarded U.S. Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability design agent contract

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids has been awarded a follow-on contract, with a potential for…

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