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Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear

Why Iowa is betting on nuclear energy to meet surging electricity demand

The push to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center began almost immediately after the facility ceased operations following the August 2020 derecho, as local residents and experts questioned the shutdown decision. That drumbeat has become a full-fledged chorus in the…

Megan Thole

2025 Forty Under 40: Megan Thole

Rebecca Sullens Buchanan

2025 Forty Under 40: Rebecca Sullens Buchanan

Kylee Stock

2025 Forty Under 40: Kylee Stock

Justin Schultes

2025 Forty Under 40: Justin Schultes

2025 Forty Under 40: Dominique Campbell

Dominique Campbell Agency Owner  |  Shelter Insurance Companies  |  AGE: 31 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown:…

Dominique Campbell

2025 Forty Under 40: Warren Bynoe

Warren Bynoe Commercial Relationship Manager III, VP  |  First Interstate Bank  |  AGE: 31 Family:…

Warren Bynoe

2025 Forty Under 40: Dustin Brooks

Dustin Brooks President  |  Triton Inc.  |  AGE: 39 Family: Husband, Dylan; daughter, Harper; son, Asher…

Dustin Brooks

2025 Forty Under 40: Kyle Boardman

Kyle Boardman Principal  |  Honkamp, P.C.  |  AGE: 33 Family: Wife, Hayleigh Boardman; daughters, Amelia and…

Kyle Boardman

2025 Forty Under 40: Casey Baustian

Casey Baustian Program Officer  |  Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation  |  AGE: 39 Family: Parents,…

Casey Baustian

Escucha Mi Voz urges Johnson County officials to strengthen workplace safety protections for immigrant workers

Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and…

Members of Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and immigration reform, gathered at Iowa City City Hall for the Johnson County joint entities meeting Oct. 20.

North Liberty’s Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater opens doors

Following more than a decade of planning, the $10 million, 13,000-square-foot Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater…

Crosspark Road Hy-Vee District Store Director Elise Scheil and North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman, center, prepare to cut the ribbon to the new Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater Oct. 21.

2025 Forty Under 40: Kara Hinzie

Kara Hinzie Director of Operations  |  CRST  |  AGE: 38 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Marion…

Kara Hinzie

2025 Forty Under 40: Robert Rathje

Robert Rathje HR Program Manager  |  UFG Insurance  |  AGE: 32 Family: Wife, Taylor; son,…

Robert Rathje

2025 Forty Under 40: Jaime Mead

Jaime Mead Recruiting Talent Manager  |  The Overture Group  |  AGE: 39 Residence: Cedar Rapids…

Jaime Mead

2025 Forty Under 40: Murphy Quint

Murphy Quint Master Blender and Director of Operations  |  Cedar Ridge  |  AGE: 37 Family:…

Murphy Quint

Iowa business leaders redefine retirement: From full stop to gradual transition

Every day, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 — according to the Georgetown University Center for…

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QTS speaker at CBJ symposium: Data centers, AI are already central to modern society

Data centers, and their AI processing capabilities, have grown to become an integral part of…

QTS speaker David McCall CBJ Symposium

MidAmerican Energy looks to purchase 20 acres in Iowa City’s industrial campus

MidAmerican Energy is seeking to purchase approximately 20 acres of land in Iowa City’s industrial…

Fenōkee furniture merges art and craft

The small forge takes up only a fraction of the space in the converted workshop,…

Drew Hart and Annie McElree of Fenokee furniture pose in their workshop in Cedar Rapids Sept. 26, 2025. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW