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The Iowa Board of Regents at their meeting Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Iowa Board of Regents votes to increase universities’ tuition, raise presidents’ wages

Students at Iowa’s public universities will see higher tuition and fees in the 2025-26 academic year following the Iowa Board of Regents’ vote June 12 to approve rate increases across the board. The new rates apply to resident and nonresident…

Cedar Rapids, area mayors to lead workforce recruitment effort

Marking the latest push to address a shortage of available workers in Eastern Iowa, Cedar…

Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O'Donnell Economic Alliance

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg hails airport improvements in Cedar Rapids stop

The federal bipartisan infrastructure bill that’s providing more than $20 million to the Eastern Iowa…

Buttigieg visit Cedar Rapids airport Rob Sand

Coralville’s ‘Gather Iowa’ plan takes shape

A final site plan and plat for a mixed-use development reimagining Coralville’s southeast commercial district…

The "Gather Iowa" plan could re-envision Coralville's southeastern district. CREDIT RAEL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

New Steindler clinic construction set to begin soon

Plans for Steindler Orthopedic Clinic’s new ambulatory surgery center and clinic facility in North Liberty…

These renderings show the location and basic design elements of Steindler Orthopedics' new ambulatory surgery center and clinic in North Liberty. Construction of the new facility is slated to begin next month. CREDIT STEINDLER ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC

Project set to bring new life to former Dragon building in downtown Cedar Rapids

An adaptive reuse project to bring the former Dragon restaurant building in Cedar Rapids back…

Former Dragon building Cedar Rapids

New Chipotle location to be latest arrival in Coralville

A Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to be the newest addition in what is already…

Chipotle in Gurnee, Illinois. CREDIT CHIPOTLE

GreenState lending program helping hundreds of immigrant entrepreneurs

As GreenState Credit Union’s vice president/bilingual business director, Kenia Calderon Ceron launched an ITIN loan…

Eastern Iowa Airport to demolish former Guard armory, add two new hangars

The former National Guard armory on the Eastern Iowa Airport grounds will be demolished in…

Eastern Iowa Airport passenger

Evolving First and First West now includes larger, relocated hotel

As progress on the First and First West development in downtown Cedar Rapids grows more…

Construction of the Pickle Palace at First and First West is well underway.

Champions of Nature: Indian Creek Nature Center celebrates 50 years of growth

John Myers, executive director of Indian Creek Nature Center (ICNC) in Cedar Rapids, often contemplates…

Students taking part in Indian Creek Nature Center's Fresh Air Academy play in water on the center's land. CREDIT INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER

Child care worker wage raise approved in Johnson County

A resolution to increase wages by two dollars an hour for eligible child care workers…

Johnson County Board of Supervisors have voted to raise wages for eligible child care workers. CREDIT PEXELS

ACT to lay off 106 employees, continuing edtech spiral in Iowa City

ACT, Inc. has let go of 106 employees, 40 of which are located in the…

Fulton Lofts project breaks ground in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo district

Business and government leaders gathered Wednesday morning to break ground on Fulton Lofts in Cedar…

Fulton Lofts groundbreaking

Hybrid work in the Corridor opens opportunities for real estate

As some of the largest companies across the country push for more employees to return…

A Skogman Realty commercial real estate sign is seen on West Benton Street in Iowa City on May 16. CREDIT ELEANOR HILDEBRANDT

Iowa City Starbucks union vote passes unanimously

Workers at Starbucks in Iowa City, after announcing plans to unionize in late March, have…

Workers at the Iowa City Starbucks, located at 228 S Clinton St., have voted to unionize. CREDIT NOAH TONG