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Gonder to retire as Bankers Trust Eastern Iowa market president, Heideman named successor

Bankers Trust announced Friday, Sept. 26, that Eastern Iowa Market President Jack Gonder will retire Jan. 2, 2026, with Senior Vice President Curt Heideman set to succeed him in the role. Mr. Heideman, who currently serves as senior vice president…

Iowa City Council special election scheduled for March 4

Iowa City voters will decide the next representative for the District C City Council seat…

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MidAmerican Energy announces ambitious Iowa solar energy project

MidAmerican Energy announced a proposal Monday for two new generation projects in an effort to…

MidAmerican Energy is looking into the possibility of building a 150 MW solar panel farm in Johnson County.

Uptown Marion could support upscale hotel, study indicates

Uptown Marion has the capacity to support an upscale, 80- to 90-room hotel, according to…

Marion Uptown Plaza

True North Restoration opens Cedar Rapids location

True North Restoration celebrated the grand opening of its new location, 4501 Pro Farmer Rd.,…

True North Restoration hosts a ribbon cutting at its new Cedar Rapids location in February 2025. CREDIT TRUE NORTH

New child care center, window replacement among UI projects seeking approval at Board of Regents meeting next week

The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents for four…

Stead Family Children’s Hospital connects to John Pappajohn Pavillion in March 2023. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.

Deadline approaches for University of Iowa Venture School

Aspiring entrepreneurs looking to refine their business ideas and gain expert guidance can apply for…

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Meisheid named chair of Linn County Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Brandy Z. Meisheid has been named chair of the Linn County Board of Supervisors…

Brandy Meisheid Linn County board of supervisors

New mixed-use development proposed for former Marion Public Library site

A new mixed-use development is in the works for the former Marion Public Library site…

Former Marion library site

Coral Ridge Mall’s Partner to Empower program helps entrepreneurs overcome barriers, build legacy

Partner to Empower, an entrepreneurial program offered through Coral Ridge Mall for underrepresented business owners,…

Daneya Jacobs, owner of Delaware-based Candy Connections and past participant of Partner to Empower. CREDIT DANEYA JACOBS

Fisher Group in Hiawatha closing

Fisher Group in Hiawatha is closing its doors, according to a notification posted to the…

Fisher Group Hiawatha

GreatAmerica announces move into 3D printing sector

Cedar Rapids-based GreatAmerica Financial Services is making a strategic move into the rapidly expanding additive…

GreatAmerica Financial Services

ICCSD, Junior Achievement look to expand career readiness at Center for Innovation

The Iowa City Community School District is ramping up a project-based learning initiative to introduce…

Iowa City Community School District sign by Dodge Street.

St. Luke’s earns first trauma certification in Iowa for freestanding ER

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital Marion Emergency Room has earned the first trauma certification…

St. Luke's Marion ER ribbon cutting

Former AMC theater in Cedar Rapids set to become trampoline park

It seems the former AMC Classic Westdale 12 movie theater in southwest Cedar Rapids will…

AMC Theater Cedar Rapids

Greater Iowa City, Inc. announces 2025 Executive Leadership Program cohort

Greater Iowa City, Inc. has partnered with the University of Iowa’s Tippie Leadership Collaborative to…