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QTS formally announces Cedar Rapids data center in lieu of groundbreaking ceremony

In lieu of a formal groundbreaking ceremony following the deadly July 28 shooting at Blackstone Inc.’s New York City headquarters, QTS – a Blackstone portfolio company – has instead issued a formal announcement of its new data center campus planned…

VIDEO: Ginsberg Jewelers closing after 93 years, four generations of family ownership

Ginsberg Jewelers in Cedar Rapids, one of Iowa’s oldest family-owned jewelers, is closing after 93…

Ginsberg Jewelers

Putting Transamerica on the map

If a nationally-recognized insurance business with nearly 2,500 local employees can be considered a well-kept…

Transamerica national awards

Couple opens Office Pride cleaning franchise in Cedar Rapids

Ahmad and Mariam Shehata are the new owners of Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services of…

Mariam and Ahmad Shehata Office Pride

Alliant rate increase proposal draws support, criticism at public comment meeting

Comments were nearly equally split between supporters and opponents as the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB)…

Alliant rate increase public comment Randy Walker

Supporters gather for dedication of HallMar Village senior living community

As supporters and staff gathered Thursday, Nov. 2 for a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for…

HallMar Village exterior

EPA fines Red Star Yeast in Cedar Rapids for alleged hazardous waste violations

Red Star Yeast in Cedar Rapids will pay $37,705 in civil penalties and purchase emergency…

Red Star Yeast and Biospringer

Cedar Rapids ‘Go Red for Women’ event set for Nov. 2

Hundreds of people are expected to gather Thursday, Nov. 2 for the Cedar Rapids “Go…

Go Red for Women luncheon

UFG Insurance cuts 40 employees

UFG Insurance, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, has cut 40 employees from its workforce, according to…

UFG Insurance

Our Future builds ‘resiliency hub’ in Wellington Heights in Cedar Rapids

Our Future, a Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit organization, has employed community businesses and resources to build…

Wellington Heights resiliency hub

Solutions Management Group breaks ground in Cedar Rapids

Solutions Management Group (SMG) has begun construction on a new office and warehouse facility in…

Solutions Management Group Cedar Rapids facility

JCPenney signs lease extension at Westdale Town Center

JCPenney has signed a lease extension at Westdale Town Center in Cedar Rapids, officials with…

JCPenney Cedar Rapids

GoDaddy completes another round of layoffs; company mum on specifics

GoDaddy has apparently instituted another round of layoffs, but a corporate spokesperson has declined to…

GoDaddy Hiawatha

Stamats celebrates centennial, looks to future in move to new home

There are only about 1,000 companies in the United States that have been in business…

Peter and Bill Stamats centennial move

Mercy holds groundbreaking for new emergency department in Marion

Mercy Medical Center officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 17 for the hospital’s new…

Mercy Marion Emergency Department rendering

Collins Aerospace layoffs in Cedar Rapids take effect

Layoffs of 68 Collins Aerospace workers in Cedar Rapids take effect Friday, Oct. 13, after…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids