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Almoayyed returns to Cedar Rapids government as economic development director

Jasmine Almoayyed has been appointed director of Economic Development & Development Services for the City of Cedar Rapids, returning to city government after a stint in higher education leadership at Kirkwood Community College. Cedar Rapids city manager Jeff Pomeranz announced…

Kirkwood to host annual Safety Conference March 26

Kirkwood Community College will host its annual Safety Conference on Thursday, March 26, at The…

Kirkwood Safety Conference

Kirkwood Workplace Learning Connection accepting applications for summer high school internships

Kirkwood Community College’s Workplace Learning Connection is accepting applications for summer 2026 high school internships…

Kirkwood Workplace Learning Connection

Kirkwood to offer workplace responsibility workshop in Vinton

Kirkwood Community College will host a three-hour workshop on workplace responsibility and accountability Feb. 25…

Kirkwood Benton County Center, 111 W. 3rd St. in Vinton.

Kirkwood’s Workplace Learning Connection named one of nation’s top 10 work-based learning programs

Kirkwood Community College’s Workplace Learning Connection has been recognized as one of the top 10…

Kirkwood Workplace Learning Connection

Hills Bank to host fraud prevention forum for Iowa businesses

Hills Bank will host the Fraud & Finance Forum 2025 on Oct. 29 at The…

Hills Bank

Kirkwood honors safety professionals at women’s conference

Kirkwood Community College recognized three safety professionals at the 2025 Midwest Women in Safety Conference…

Denise Tucker and Peggy Peterson Women in Safety Conference

Kirkwood to host Midwest Women in Safety Conference

Kirkwood Community College will host the 2025 Midwest Women in Safety Conference on Oct. 16…

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Kirkwood joins national network to advance student career outcomes

Kirkwood Community College has joined a national initiative aimed at ensuring students earn degrees that…

Kirkwood Community College Student Center

Kirkwood launches Skills Survey 2027 to assess regional workforce needs

Kirkwood Community College has opened its Skills Survey 2027, aiming to collect input from employers…

Kirkwood Community College aerial

Eastern Iowa Airport opens aviation workforce campus to address labor shortages

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has launched a new Aviation Workforce Development Campus aimed at…

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks about Coe College's new flight school program in front of an airplane at the Eastern Iowa Airport on May 22, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

Kirkwood receives nearly $625,000 in annual TRIO grants

Kirkwood Community College has secured two federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grants totaling $624,895…

Kirkwood Community College Student Center

Kirkwood Benton County Leadership Council to meet again May 15

Kirkwood Community College will host the next meeting of its Benton County Leadership Council on…

Attendees look over hand-outs documenting data and trends for the Kirkwood Benton County Center.

Kirkwood, IowaWORKS announce Cedar Rapids workforce services partnership

Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS have formed a new partnership to improve the availability and…

Kirkwood IowaWORKS partnership building

Eastern Iowa Adapted Sports Clinic planned March 29

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is hosting its annual Adapted Sports…

UnityPoint -- St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Opinion: Kirkwood Community College is bridging the gap

In today’s rapidly changing economy, traditional pathways to education and employment are evolving, and Kirkwood…

Jasmine Almoayyed