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Hills Bank to host fraud prevention forum for Iowa businesses

Hills Bank will host the Fraud & Finance Forum 2025 on Oct. 29 at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids. The half-day event will focus on fraud prevention, cybersecurity and financial risk management for Iowa businesses. Industry experts,…

Eastern Iowa Airport sets May passenger record

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) saw its highest-ever passenger total for the month of May,…

Eastern Iowa Airport gates baggage handling

His Hands Free Clinic to unveil donor wall, welcome new executive director at June 27 open house

His Hands Free Clinic will host an open house on Friday, June 27, at 1…

Cathy D’mello His Hands Free Clinic

Design Engineers opens new office in Ankeny

Design Engineers, a Cedar Rapids-based mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology (MEPT) engineering firm, has opened…

Adam Bunnell Design Engineers

New ‘Cedar Rapids’ sign installed on Mays Island

A new signature “Cedar Rapids” sign is now in place on Mays Island in downtown…

Cedar Rapids sign Mays Island

UPDATE: Collins Aerospace confirms layoffs at Cedar Rapids, Decorah operations

Collins Aerospace confirmed it has laid off 131 employees from its Cedar Rapids and Decorah…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids

GALLERY: New Boys & Girls Clubs Busse Unit officially opens its doors

It didn’t take long for local kids to begin enjoying the features of the Boys…

Boys & Girls Clubs 11 John Tursi

St. Ambrose, Mount Mercy University complete first step in historic merger

St. Ambrose University has officially become the “parent company” of Mount Mercy University, 10 months…

St. Ambrose president Amy Novak and Mount Mercy president Todd Olson sign a "strategic combination" agreement on Thursday, Aug. 1. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market returns June 7 for 20th season

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market will return for its 20th season on Saturday, June…

Downtown Farmers Market aerial photo

Google to invest another $7 billion in Iowa in next two years

Google will invest an additional $7 billion across Iowa in the next two years, primarily…

Ruth Porat Google Iowa

Cedar Rapids developing strategic parking plan

A strategic parking plan is being developed to assess parking needs in Cedar Rapids’ core…

Cedar Rapids parking kiosk

New snow equipment facility coming to Eastern Iowa Airport

A new facility will be built at the Eastern Iowa Airport to house and maintain…

Eastern Iowa Airport passenger

Big Bang Foundation to open solar-powered AI Micro Park in Cedar Rapids

The Big Bang Foundation, a nonprofit focused on youth empowerment, announced plans Tuesday for the…

AI Micro Park Cedar Rapids

The next act: Theatre Cedar Rapids reimagines and honors its historic home

Theatre Cedar Rapids (TCR), Iowa’s largest nonprofit producing theatre, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.…

TCR

Nordstrom completes acquisition by founding family and Liverpool in $24.25 per share deal

Nordstrom Inc. announced this week the completion of its all-cash acquisition by members of the…

Nordstrom Cedar Rapids

Google plans ‘special investment announcement’ in Cedar Rapids May 30

Representatives of Google and local government leaders will participate in a “special Google investment announcement”…

Cedar Rapids Google data center location