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Industry veterans launch WSG CRE team under Skogman Commercial

Four experienced real estate professionals have joined together to launch WSG CRE, a new commercial real estate team operating under Skogman Commercial. The new venture brings together Tiffany Earl Williams, Josh Seamans, Phil Williams and Gabe Golberg. According to Skogman…

UI Health Care seeks $74 million OBGYN expansion, renovation

Next week, University of Iowa Health Care will petition the Iowa Board of Regents for…

Andrea Greiner, division director of the maternal-fetal medicine division in the UIHC's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, performs an ultrasound on a patient.

Ignite IC aims to connect young talent to Iowa City community

A free event series sponsored by Greater Iowa City Inc. is seeking to recruit and…

Greater Iowa City Inc. is welcoming summer interns to join Ignite IC and foster connections to the community. workforce

Harbor Freight Tools to open new Cedar Rapids store June 15

Harbor Freight Tools will officially open its new store in Cedar Rapids June 15, company…

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Iowa City Downtown District reflects on 2023, looks to future initiatives

Attracting thousands of visitors, improved placemaking, enhancing night-time safety measures and recruiting and retaining local…

Iowa City Downtown District's executive director, Betsy Potter, takes the podium at the Englert Theatre for the 2024 State of the Downtown, June 5.

ABI members applaud Reynolds’ Iowa pro-business reforms

Taking Iowa’s state income tax rate from sixth highest to sixth lowest in the nation…

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, center, greets members of the Iowa Association of Business & Industry in the Davenport RiverCenter Great Hall before speaking at ABI’s 2024 Taking Care of Business Conference. CREDIT KENDA BURROWS

Vermeer’s self-propelled baler is Coolest Thing Made in Iowa

The coolest of the cool products manufactured in the Hawkeye State is an innovative piece…

Vermeer Corporation team members pose with their Coolest Thing Made in Iowa trophy during the Iowa Association of Business & Industry (ABI) annual conference in Davenport. Front row, from left, are: Vermeer team members: Kent Thompson, R&D senior engineering manager; Stan Fynaardt, assembler III; Terry Patterson, assembler II; and Mindi Vanden Bosch, vice president of operations. Back row, from left, are: MidWestOne CEO Chip Reese and ABI President Mike Ralston. CREDIT IOWA ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Fashion accessory retailer Kendra Scott joins Iowa River Landing

Coralville’s Iowa River Landing (IRL) continues to expand its offerings with the addition of Kendra…

Streetscape view of the Iowa River Landing in Coralville.

Bug Soother and Lion Bridge collaborate on Summer Soother Ale

Bug Soother bug spray has collaborated with Cedar Rapids-based Lion Bridge Brewing Company for a…

Summer Soother is a collaboration between Bug Soother bug spray and Lion Bridge Brewing company. CREDIT ECO LIPS

United Way of East Central Iowa helps issue $2.6 million in tax refunds

United Way of East Central Iowa (UWECI) has helped issue millions in refunds to Iowa…

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Travero holds grand opening of wind turbine blade recycling plant

After over a year in the making, REGEN Fiber’s new Fairfax recycling facility saw its…

The interior of REGEN Fiber's wind turbine blade recycling plant. CREDIT REGEN FIBER

University of Iowa seeks expansion, renovation of Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa is seeking approval to move forward with expansion and renovation plans…

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Timberline Manufacturing earns 2023 RTX Premier Award

Timberline Manufacturing, a manufacturing company based in Marion, has announced that it has been recognized by…

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From farm to feast: How Corridor restaurants work with local farms to enhance their menus

The phrase “farm-to-table dining” evokes many images: steaming platters of bacon and greens, freshly collected…

The exterior of Cobble Hill restaurant as seen on May 30, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. farm-to-table dining

Mercy Cedar Rapids to host career fair in partnership with IowaWORKS

Mercy Cedar Rapids is hosting a career fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday,…

Plumb Heart Center exterior career fair

‘Coolest Thing’ contest spotlights Iowa’s diverse, creative manufacturing sector

Even Chip Reeves, who heads Iowa’s largest publicly-traded bank and oversees deals every day that…

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