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Emily Zimmon Founder and CEO  |  An Enduring Legacy  |  AGE: 35 Residence and Hometown: Mount Vernon Education: Cornell College What was your first job? YMCA front desk staff member, Clinton, Iowa Best advice you ever received? Simple but powerful:…

Dr. Joseph Walder, founder of Integrated DNA Technologies, dies at 73

Dr. Joseph Walder, founder of Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), died on March 26 in Skokie,…

Dr. Joseph Walder, founder of Integrated DNA Technologies, died March 26.

New Bohemia businesses seek to minimize impact of street construction project

Construction is set to begin soon on an extensive street construction project in the heart…

16th Avenue SE New Bohemia construction area

Going the distance: How the University of Iowa transports its athletes across the country to compete

Getting to State College, Pa., can be a major hassle. “You’re at the mercy of…

Precious Irivi, followed by other UI track and field student athletes, boards a chartered plane at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. CREDIT STEPHEN MALLY/ UI ATHLETICS

Johnson County Conservation Board makes progress with Two Horse Farm

Two years ago, the Johnson County Conservation Board (JCCB) purchased the 83-acre Two Horse Farm…

Sign outside of Two Horse Farm, 2257 Sugar Bottom Road NE in Solon. The Johnson County Conservation Board bought the property in 2022 to join the county's park system.

Iowa Economic Development Authority gives final approval for Google, Danisco Inc. facilities

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) unanimously approved Google’s financial incentive package March 22, clearing…

Google

Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging awarded Choose Iowa Grant

Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging, a rural Johnson County agribusiness, was awarded a $19,500 Choose…

Taylor and Stephanie Getting, owners of Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging in Oxford.

Google revealed as company planning $576 million data center project in Cedar Rapids

Google has been identified as the company developing a monumental data center project in southwest…

Cedar Rapids Google data center location

The Halal Guys set sights on Coralville

The Halal Guys, a New York City-based restaurant chain that specializes in Middle Eastern casual…

The Halal Guys, a New York City-based restaurant chain, is opening a location in Coralville.

Redevelopment plan emerging for former Transamerica site in Cedar Rapids

A redevelopment proposal is gradually emerging for the former Transamerica site at the intersection of…

Former Transamerica site

Iowa City passes first reading to rezone former Kirkwood site to industrial

Procter & Gamble (P&G), a Cincinnati-based multinational corporation that recently purchased the former Iowa City…

New Swisher Economic Alliance seeks to enhance local businesses, keep small town feel

Businesses in Swisher have banded together to form an Economic Alliance to serve as a…

A sign marking Swisher city limits on 120th Street NW greets visitors.

Iowa Farm Sanctuary donation campaign seeks to raise $50,000

Iowa Farm Sanctuary, an animal rescue and rehabilitation nonprofit in rural Johnson County, is campaigning…

Jacqueline, one of several ewes that lives at the Iowa Farm Sanctuary. The organization is attempting to raise $50,000 as part of a donation match, which will help them purchase solar panels and construct a bathroom.

International Flavors & Fragrances planning $22.2 million Cedar Rapids expansion

International Flavors and Fragrances is seeking state funding support for a $22.2 million expansion of…

International Flavors & Fragrances Cedar Rapids

Marion council advances plan for 96 new affordable housing units

The Marion City Council has approved the first step in creating an Urban Revitalization Area…

Marion townhomes affordable housing

Marion council approves Belltower Lofts plan, but parking concerns raised

Even as the Marion City Council voted unanimously last week to approve plans for the…

Belltower Lofts