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Eastern Iowa Airport director Marty Lenss teaching first aviation intro course at Coe College
Marty Lenss has a wealth of experience across the aviation spectrum, but he's recently added another entry to his professional profile: Coe College professor.
The...
Cedar Rapids AniMeals becomes a Horizons program
AniMeals, a Cedar Rapids service often referred to as “Meals on Wheels for pets,” is joining forces with the Cedar Rapids Meals on Wheels...
City of Marion seeks to sell runway at Marion Municipal Airport
The City of Marion is pursuing an initiative to end its ownership of the runway at the Marion Municipal Airport later this year, thereby...
Uptown Marion could support upscale hotel, study indicates
Uptown Marion has the capacity to support an upscale, 80- to 90-room hotel, according to the first phase of a feasibility study commissioned by...
Meisheid named chair of Linn County Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Brandy Z. Meisheid has been named chair of the Linn County Board of Supervisors for 2025, while supervisor Kirsten Running-Marquardt has been named...
New mixed-use development proposed for former Marion Public Library site
A new mixed-use development is in the works for the former Marion Public Library site in Uptown Marion.
Marion city manager Ryan Waller said the...
Cedar Rapids, Alliant confirm QTS data center campus
The city of Cedar Rapids and Alliant Energy have officially confirmed QTS (Quality Technology Services) will be building a data center campus in southwest...
SBA approves $14.9 million in Iowa loans in January
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa for the month of January 2025, including loans to...
Iowa unemployment rate climbs to 3.2% in December
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.2% in December, while the state’s labor force participation rate rose to 66.4% in December amid an...
Two new warehouse projects to bring jobs, development opportunities to Cedar Rapids
A pair of new warehouse development projects in southwest Cedar Rapids are expected to bring dozens of new jobs – and new economic development...