Former Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg named new Boeing CEO
Boeing announced July 31 that its board of directors has elected Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg, former CEO of Rockwell Collins, as the company's new...
North Liberty building damaged in overnight explosion
A North Liberty building sustained significant damage after a late-night explosion.
At 11 p.m. on Monday, July 29, the North Liberty Fire Department was dispatched...
Kirkwood, UI partner on Medical Laboratory Science degree
Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) are partnering to offer a four-year Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Bachelor of Science degree, beginning...
Linn County stresses landowner protection in approving second reading of wind ordinance
Even as the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously July 29 to approve the second reading of a revised county ordinance governing utility-scale...
Hintz Biomedical, HMUIRL take top prize for Iowa JPEC Summer Track pitch
A health care startup that recently took top prize at an Iowa JPEC spring competition has come out on top once again.
Hintz Biomedical, along...
Cedar Rapids family provides $1 million donation to renovate Mercy downtown emergency room
Mercy Medical Center has announced a $1 million donation from a Cedar Rapids couple to support the renovation of the hospital’s downtown emergency room...
St. Luke’s hosts ribbon-cutting for new Marion ER
Leaders from UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and the city of Marion hailed the soon-to-open St. Luke’s emergency room (ER) in Marion as a key...
TIME names Alliant Energy a Best Midsize Company in America
Alliant Energy was recently listed on TIME’s inaugural list of America’s Best Midsize Companies for 2024.
The recognition was awarded in collaboration with Statista Inc.,...
Casey’s to acquire 198 CEFCO convenience stores in $1.145 billion deal
Casey’s General Stores, headquartered in Ankeny, has announced an agreement to acquire Fikes Wholesale, Inc., owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores, in an all-cash transaction...