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West Branch gift shop opens second location in Coralville
White Pumpkin Studio, a gift shop located at 102 E. Main St. in West Branch, has opened a second location in Coralville. The new location at the Iowa River Landing – 920 E. Second Ave. Suite 150 – will have…
TrueNorth surpasses $1.3 million in 2024 community impact donations
TrueNorth Companies announced at its December all-colleague meeting that its 2024 philanthropic efforts exceeded $1.3…

GreatAmerica awards $250K to Corridor nonprofits
GreatAmerica Financial Services announced its Employee Advised Fund has distributed $250,000 to nonprofits in Eastern…

Wellman, Oxford business receive IEDA Rural Innovation Grant to boost growth
Businesses in the Wellman and Oxford areas are among the recipients of the Iowa Economic…

Junior Achievement’s Equipment Exploration Fair targets fourth graders in Cedar Rapids Community School District
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is gearing up to welcome fourth graders in the Cedar…

Iowa City OKs first reading to rezone ACT campus
Nearly eight months after ACT, Inc.’s announcement to sell its campus property to Iceberg Development Group,…

Iowa Business Council again projects positive six-month economic outlook
The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its fourth-quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2024,…

Solutions Management Group to open new operations center in Cedar Rapids
Solutions Management Group (SMG), a provider of technology solutions and computer consulting, will open a…

Cedar Rapids marketing agency JWMorton rebrands
Cedar Rapids-based marketing and branding agency JWMorton has rebranded after 40 years in business. The…

Nordstrom family, Liverpool to take company private
Nordstrom, Inc. has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to take the company private…

St. Luke’s Foundation accepting applications for 2025 Rural Healthcare Grants
As announced in a news release Wednesday, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Foundation is accepting…

Fareway Stores, Inc. to acquire Brothers Markets in Lisbon, Denver
Fareway Stores, Inc. is expanding its footprint in Eastern Iowa. The grocery store chain announced…

ADM shareholder calls for resignation of company CEO
In the wake of an inquiry into the accounting practices of ag commodity firm ADM,…

University of Iowa seeks approval for $252.7 million hospital revenue bond sale
The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the Iowa Board of Regents for a…

Gov. Reynolds announces $3.4 Million in Registered Apprenticeship Grants
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced $3.4 million in Registered Apprenticeship grants to assist school…

Pair of studies offer mixed views on Iowa gaming market
A pair of studies examining the Iowa gaming market – and the impact of a…
