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IDT expands CRISPR portfolio to accelerate safe, personalized gene therapies
On the heels of its role in a historic medical milestone, Coralville-based Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) announced the expansion of its end-to-end CRISPR portfolio to support faster development of gene-editing therapies. The company’s enhanced tools and services played a key…
Linn County nonprofit agencies tout proposed casino benefits
Representatives of several Linn County nonprofit agencies touted the financial benefits of a proposed Cedar…
Collins Community Credit Union selects new CEO
Collins Community Credit Union has selected Jason MacDonald as its next president and CEO. The…
Farm-to-table dinner series to showcase local agriculture and culinary talent, benefit culinary education
The Iowa Tourism Office and Choose Iowa have teamed up with the Iowa Restaurant Association…
‘We deserve better’: Teamsters host strike rally at Cargill plant in Cedar Rapids
Amid raucous rallying chants such as “when we fight, we win,” members of Teamsters Local…
SBA approves loans to seven Iowa Corridor small businesses in September
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa…
Kinseth Hospitality selected as Iowa hoteliers of the year
Coralville-based Kinseth Hospitality Companies have been named the 2024 Hoteliers of the Year by the…
Muscatine memories: Dr. Kim gets ready for homecoming
Dr. Jim Yong Kim — a former World Bank president, and current educator and global…
NSF awards $600,000 to University of Iowa professor for cutting-edge autonomous vehicle safety research
The National Science Foundation has awarded professor Guanpeng Li of the University of Iowa’s Department…
MedBerry wins top prize at University of Iowa’s Startup Games
The 2024-25 edition of the Startup Games, hosted by the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn…
Long John Silver’s reopened in southwest Cedar Rapids
The Long John Silver’s restaurant at 2630 Williams Blvd. SW in Cedar Rapids has now…
Years in the making, work on ConnectCR project set to begin next year
In the grassroots planning stages since the early 1970s, construction of the two-phased ConnectCR project…
US News & World Report ranks UI Health Care for best children’s hospital in Iowa
University of Iowa Health Care’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital has been recognized in nine pediatric…
279-acre mixed-use development eyed for Springville
A sprawling 279-acre development has been proposed for the town of Springville, located just south…
Lil’ Drug Store continues explosive growth as it celebrates 50 years
Back in 1974, Lil’ Drug Store began with a simple value proposition: “If you’re driving…
Homeownership rate in Iowa increases since 2014
According to a study conducted by the real estate site New Jersey Real Estate Network,…
