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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…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s named most socially responsible hospital in Iowa
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids is the most socially responsible hospital…
Linn County releases housing needs, equity reports
Linn County, with help from the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG), has released…
Site work finally under way on Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ project
After a series of procedural delays and setbacks, work on the Dows Farm “Agri-Community” project…
Iowa unemployment rate holds steady at 2.8% in May
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in May, unchanged from April and the same…
Cedar Rapids mayor asks in 2024 State of the City address: ‘What Is Your Why?’
Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell chose a short but impactful quote from author Simon Sinek to encapsulate…
Reynolds, NASCAR executive among 2024 Iowa ABI Conference headliners
The annual 2024 Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Taking Care of Business Conference…
SBA presents award to Cedar Rapids as Small Business Community of the Year
Leaders from the Small Business Administration gathered with Cedar Rapids officials May 17 to formally…
Linn County supervisors set to consider wind energy ordinance update
Revisions to Linn County’s utility-scale wind energy ordinance are on their way to the county…
Iowa unemployment rate decreases to 2.8% in April
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in April, down from last month’s rate of…
Defense contractor selects Crystal Group to provide radar servers for Army
Crystal Group, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of rugged high-performance edge computing solutions, has secured…
Study: Hiawatha could support full-service hotel
Hiawatha provides a solid and feasible market for a potential full-service hotel, according to a…
Farm & Home Mutual Insurance celebrates 150 years in Washington
There’s no real secret why the Farm & Home Mutual Insurance Association in Washington has…
Cedar Rapids wins SBA award as Iowa Small Business Community of the Year
The Iowa district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has named the City…
Real Estate Showcase to feature commercial opportunities in Uptown Marion
Uptown Marion will be hosting the Uptown Real Estate Showcase event Thursday, May 2, designed…
Matteson named new Linn County sustainability director
Cara Matteson has been named Linn County’s new sustainability director, county officials announced April 29.…