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This 86.1-kilowatt solar array, located on the Wernimont farm near Peosta, was installed by Eagle Point Solar in 2022. CREDIT EAGLE POINT SOLAR

Renewable energy is big in Iowa, but can growth continue?

In the past decade, renewable energy production has surged across the United States, a trend that is clearly evident in Iowa. According to an April 2024 report from Climate Central, an independent nonprofit group of scientists and communicators focused on…

His Hands clinic nears 10,000 pairs of shoes in world-record collection effort

His Hands Free Clinic has received 9,725 pairs of shoes so far toward the clinic’s…

His Hands shoe drive collection

University of Iowa welcomes this year’s 24 Mandela Washington fellows

The University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center has partnered with the Iowa Institute for…

Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, SBA Iowa District Office form alliance

The Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce…

Dan Jansen, Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce chair, and Dawnelle Conley, SBA deputy district director, sign the strategic alliance memorandum on June 11 in Des Moines.

Iowa unemployment rate holds steady at 2.8% in May

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in May, unchanged from April and the same…

Unemployment rate

Insure Your Future targets next generation of risk management professionals

Approximately 75 Eastern Iowa college students gathered Tuesday at TrueNorth’s Cedar Rapids headquarters, 500 1st…

Leaders: Eastern Iowa Airport success depends on continuing usage

The post-COVID years have seen substantial success at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), with ever-increasing…

Marty Lenss State of Your Airport Eastern Iowa Airport

Meal POPs mobile app partners with Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

The restaurant cash voucher app Meal POPs has announced a partnership with the Freedom Festival…

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Field Day Brewing, Climbing Kites file lawsuit against Iowa over new THC limits

Two Iowa companies, including Field Day Brewing in North Liberty, have filed a lawsuit against…

Field Day Brewing's THC cannabis-infused sparkling beverage, Day Dreamer, makes its debut Feb. 23.

First Chipotle restaurant opens in Coralville

Chipotle Mexican Grill opened its first location in Coralville on Wednesday, June 19.  The new…

Prospect Meadows sports complex to see busiest season yet

The Prospect Meadows sports complex in Marion is on track to have its busiest summer…

St. Luke’s offers free pharmacy delivery to offset Hy-Vee closure

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Pharmacy is now offering free pharmaceutical delivery and mail service…

Hy-Vee First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids

Corda Credit Union to open new location in North Liberty

Corda Credit Union, formerly known as Linn Area Credit Union, is opening a new location…

A rendering of the new Corda Credit Union in North Liberty.

Act Write Here wins $15,000 first prize at Venture School Statewide Launch Day

Virtual playhouse Act Write Here won first place and a $15,000 prize at the University…

Venture School first-place winner Laney Kraus-Taddeo, founder of Act Write Here.

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s named among top 100 community hospitals in the nation

Hospital publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s to this year’s nationwide…

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

Terracon named Design Firm of the Year by ENR Midwest

Terracon Consultants Inc., which grew from a single office in Cedar Rapids six decades ago…

Terracon Engineering