Cedar Rapids

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 awards reception Thursday, Nov. 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the fourth-floor ballroom at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids. Awards will be…
Ingredion union leader: Strike resolution not likely before year’s end
Barring an unexpected breakthrough, it now appears that 2022 will end without resolution of a…

First Interstate Bank collects, donates thousands of clothing items
Team members from First Interstate Bank in Cedar Rapids recently collected and donated 12,232 clothing…

Local Linn County organizations give back during holiday season
During the holiday season’s festivities this year, three organizations are dedicating time and energy to…

Commission approves bid for final phase of Eastern Iowa Airport modernization
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission voted Dec. 19 to award a contract for the fourth…

Mercy Medical Center, MercyCare return to mandatory masking
Mercy Medical Center and MercyCare facilities in the Cedar Rapids area are reinstituting mandatory masking…

Forefront Dermatology opening new clinic in Marion
Forefront Dermatology will soon be opening a new dermatology clinic in Marion. The new clinic…

Eastern Iowa Airport adding daily nonstop flights to D.C.
The Eastern Iowa Airport will be offering nonstop daily air service to Reagan National Airport…

Local art exhibit features artificial intelligence
Artistic images generated from artificial intelligence (AI) are prominently featured at an art showcase gallery…

Kiddo’s Childcare and Learning Center opens in Cedar Rapids
A new childcare facility opened Dec. 10 at 3516 Center Point Rd. NE in Cedar…

Collins Aerospace to deliver next-generation spacesuits to NASA
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, along with its partners ILC Dover and Oceaneering,…

Affordable Housing Network sells Geneva Tower, Hawthorne Hills properties
Affordable Housing Network, Inc. (AHNI) has announced the sale of two of its Cedar Rapids…

Saucy Focaccia permanently closes all locations
Saucy Focaccia, a Cedar Rapids restaurant once named on the list of Iowa’s Best Burgers…

JRS Pharma expansion ‘critical’ for Cedar Rapids, pharmaceutical industry
JRS Pharma is already the world’s largest producer of cellulosic products for the pharmaceutical industry,…

Clear vision of CRBT’s local mission propels James Klein to ‘Most Influential’ leader
Even after decades as a prominent leader in the Corridor banking community, James Klein says…
Cedar Rapids Tourism wins Smart Meetings’ 2022 Platinum Choice Award
Smart Meetings named Cedar Rapids Tourism a 2022 Platinum Choice Award winner on Dec. 5. …






