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Courtney Ball named Matthew 25 executive director

Courtney Ball has officially been named the executive director of Matthew 25, the organization announced Nov. 4 via social media. “Courtney’s leadership, heart for service, and deep understanding of our mission have already helped guide Matthew 25 through a season…

Hills Bank to host fraud prevention forum for Iowa businesses

Hills Bank will host the Fraud & Finance Forum 2025 on Oct. 29 at The…

Hills Bank

Eastern Iowa Airport records ninth straight passenger count record

The Eastern Iowa Airport recorded its ninth consecutive record month for passengers in September, with…

Eastern Iowa Airport passenger

National Philanthropy Day awards reception set for Nov. 13 in Cedar Rapids

The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Eastern Iowa chapter will hold its 2025 National Philanthropy Day…

Philanthropy awards reception

QTS marks topping out of first three buildings at Cedar Rapids data center campus

QTS and construction partners Layton Construction and The Weitz Company marked the topping out of…

QTS topping out 1

Cedar Rapids council advances rezoning to convert former Garfield school to apartments

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted Tuesday, Oct. 21 to advance a rezoning proposal that…

Garfield Elementary Cedar Rapids

Mediacom completes multi-gig broadband upgrades in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids

Mediacom Communications has completed multi-gig and symmetrical speed broadband upgrades in Des Moines and Cedar…

mediacom logo

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity…

(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

Signature Aviation debuts ‘Elevate Every Moment’ tagline

Signature Aviation, which operates the private aviation terminal at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids,…

Signature Aviation new tagline

African American Museum of Iowa to open exhibit on Black farming history

The African American Museum of Iowa will open a new exhibit Oct. 17 exploring the…

Rooted: Labor, Land, & Legacy AAMI

MedQuarter, St. Luke’s Hospital unveil new public art mural

The MedQuarter Regional Medical District and UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital have installed a…

The MedQuarter District's new mural titled "Seasons We Enjoy" by Cedar Rapids artist John Paul Schafer.

Mercy Medical Center introduces contrast-enhanced mammography for breast cancer detection

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has introduced contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), a breast imaging technology…

Mercy contrast-enhanced mammography

Final building in The Fountains under construction

A mixed-use building under construction in The Fountains in northeast Cedar Rapids will serve as…

Fountains development final building

Cedar Rapids leadership coach to participate in Thinkers50 gathering in London

Jennifer Zach, a Cedar Rapids-based leadership coach, has been invited to participate in the Thinkers50…

Jennifer Zach

Local restaurateur Jade Luter flips concepts for Pregame Brew & Chew, Mas Margaritas

A number of new developments are in the works for several locations in local restaurateur…

Pregame Brew & Chew Jade Luter

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