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HYDROS Robotic System for Aquablation

St. Luke’s Hospital acquires HYDROS Robotic System

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has acquired a HYDROS Robotic System for Aquablation, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, commonly known as an enlarged prostate. The hospital says it is the first in the Corridor…

Downtown Iowa City high-rises return to credit union; no bids received at sheriff sale

The Chauncey, and other prominent downtown Iowa City high-rises at the center of a foreclosure…

The Chauncey, at 404 E. College St., is Iowa City's tallest building at 15 stories. The high-rise is home to Hotel Chauncey, FilmScene, SpareMe! Bowl & Arcade, fix! Coffee and several office and residential units.

Guaranty Bank redevelopment project gets $10 million-plus state tax credit

The redevelopment of the historic former Guaranty Bank in downtown Cedar Rapids has been awarded…

Guaranty Bank building

Iowa JPEC announces honorees for April awards ceremony

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will recognize seven entrepreneurs and mentors at…

Iowa JPEC 2025 honorees

ROOTs disaster recovery housing program finds new life

The Rebuilding Ownership Opportunities Together (ROOTs) program in Cedar Rapids built 869 homes after the…

Development roots partners Alex Frazier (left) and Joshua Bass are shown at the site of the Ginkgo Ridge development in southwest Cedar Rapids. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Former UI Hospitals & Clinics director John Colloton dies at 94

John William Colloton, who led the University of Iowa’s hospital through an era of unprecedented…

John Colloton

Cedar Rapids Gazette to be acquired by Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia

Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia is purchasing the Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the…

The Gazette downtown Cedar Rapids

Redevelopment of former ACT campus underway

An extensive redevelopment project at the former ACT campus in Iowa City has been launched.…

A building at 200 ACT Drive in Iowa City is undergoing renovations for senior housing. The renovations are part of a broader redevelopment effort for the former ACT campus.

Iowa Board of Pharmacy issues fine to Marion pharmacy for drug dispensing error

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has issued a fine to a Marion pharmacy for a…

Iowa Board of Pharmacy

Holiday pop-ups bring seasonal cheer to the Corridor

Midwesterners are well-acquainted with the seasonal gloom that settles when the last autumn leaves fall…

LP Street Food’s holiday pop-up events are wildly popular and reservations to dine among the lights and tinsel are encouraged. “How LPSF Stole Christmas” is the 2025 theme.

Linn County REC to rebrand as Corridor Energy Cooperative

Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) will rebrand as Corridor Energy Cooperative effective Dec. 8,…

Linn County REC Corridor Energy Cooperative

Benefits, concerns raised at public information meeting on proposed Duane Arnold restart

From water usage and environmental concerns to economic impact and job creation, local residents shared…

John Marcum Mike Davis NextEra Energy

UI Health Care net operating revenue $9.3M below expectations in first quarter

Medicaid cuts resulting from the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act haven’t affected University of…

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City.

UI Health Care, HACAP partner to address food insecurity among cancer patients

University of Iowa Health Care’s Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has distributed nearly 500 boxes of…

Staff in the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have passed out hundreds of food boxes to patients in need. UIHC

Iowa City Housing Authority launches initiative to encourage landlord participation in voucher program

A new pilot program from the Iowa City Housing Authority aims to provide safe, stable…

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Wabtec subsidiary Relco Locomotives to close Cedar Rapids facility

Relco Locomotives, a Wabtec subsidiary, will close its Cedar Rapids manufacturing facility at 4200 Thomas…

Relco facility