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Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Corridor Business Hall of Fame

Junior Achievement opens nominations for 26th annual Corridor Business Hall of Fame

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa (JAEI) has opened nominations for the 26th Annual Corridor Business Hall of Fame, set for Sept. 18. The event...
The Better Together 2030 Excellence in Action Awards was held at the Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights Jan. 30.

Better Together 2030 Excellence in Action Awards honors impactful Johnson County leaders

A Johnson County community and economic vision plan that sprang from the ashes of the 2020 pandemic celebrated individuals and initiatives who have helped...
Established in 1855, the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm recently gained status as a heritage site.

Johnson County Historic Poor Farm joins Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA), a member of the National Park Service National Heritage Area System, has added the Johnson County Historic...
Grand Impact

Cedar Rapids Rotary accepting applications for Grand Impact pitch competition

Cedar Rapids-area nonprofits are invited to apply for the fourth-annual Grand Impact, a pitch-style event culminating in a $100,000 award for one organization’s project. The...
Iowa City will be choosing a winning RFP in the upcoming months for 21 S. Linn St., pictured here in July 2024.

Iowa City nonprofit Stories Project eyes downtown lot for storytelling museum

An Iowa City nonprofit is reviving a long-standing vision to create a destination to celebrate the city’s heritage of storytelling and literature. Stories Project, a...
Executive Director Heather Wagner is shown Jan. 16 at one of the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy's current buildings in northeast Cedar Rapids. CREDIT Cindy Hadish

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy finds new home at former Cedar Rapids school building

Leaders of the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy had been searching for a place to consolidate and grow their music classes and other offerings, but...
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Common Sense Institute Iowa taps Lisa Feuerbach as executive director

Common Sense Institute Iowa has a new executive director, the organization announced Friday. Lisa Feuerbach’s appointment was unanimously approved by CSI Iowa’s board of directors....
A new executive director is at the helm of the Catherine McAuley Center. CREDIT CATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER

Anne Dugger named executive director of Catherine McAuley Center

A new executive director is at the helm of the Catherine McAuley Center. The board of directors appointed Cedar Rapids native Anne Dugger to the...
GCRCF

GCRCF approves more than $3 million in grants

The board of directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) have approved more than $3 million in grants to 269 nonprofit organizations. According...

Cedar Rapids NAACP announces leadership for 2025-2027

Cedar Rapids-based Branch 4013 of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has announced its newly elected officers for the 2025-2027...

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