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Gift shop White Pumpkin's new storefront in Coralville at the Iowa River Landing, 920 E. Second Ave. Suite 150.

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…

Truenorth

GreatAmerica awards $250K to Corridor nonprofits

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

GreatAmerica Financial Services

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…

Taylor and Stephanie Getting, owners of Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging in Oxford.

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…

Junior Achievement of Eastern iowa is partnering with Jersey Mike's

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,…

Steve Long, owner of owner real estate development company Salida Partners and a representative for Iceberg Development Group, addresses the Iowa City Council Jan. 7. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

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,…

Iowa Business Council

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…

Solutions Management Group Cedar Rapids facility

Cedar Rapids marketing agency JWMorton rebrands

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

JWMorton

Nordstrom family, Liverpool to take company private

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

Nordstrom Cedar Rapids

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…

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

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…

Fareway Stores

ADM shareholder calls for resignation of company CEO

In the wake of an inquiry into the accounting practices of ag commodity firm ADM,…

ADM Cedar Rapids

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…

Exterior twilight view of UI Hospitals and Clinics.

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…

Kim Reynolds ABI conference

Pair of studies offer mixed views on Iowa gaming market

A pair of studies examining the Iowa gaming market – and the impact of a…

Cedar Crossing casino new rendering