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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

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 addressing growing labor shortages across the aviation industry. The initiative, which includes academic partnerships with Coe College and Kirkwood Community College, is designed to train…

Kirkwood, Hawkeye community colleges form truck driving partnership

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo are partnering to…

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Eastern Iowa wins big at 2023 International Builders Show

The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (HBA) and the Kirkwood Community College Student…

Kirkwood terminates programs, reduces faculty and staff

Kirkwood Community College announced Feb. 13 it is closing or modifing three programs and is…

Students listen to a professor's lecture at Kirkwood Community College. CREDIT KIRKWOOD

CR to host national volleyball championships

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named Cedar Rapids Tourism and Kirkwood Community…

Kirkwood moving operations to Coralville, will sell Iowa City campus

Kirkwood Community College is set to relocate a “majority” of its Iowa City operations to…

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Kirkwood releases results from area workforce survey

Kirkwood Community College has released the results from the Skills 2024 Survey, a report created…

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Legislative Launch policies revealed, workforce remains first priority

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance (CRMEA) and the Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP)…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Executive Director Doug Neumann outlines top 2023 issues to an audience of statewide leaders Dec. 8 at Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery.

Lori Sundberg to retire in 2023 as Kirkwood Community College president

Lori Sundberg has submitted her letter of intent to retire as Kirkwood Community College president.…

Lori Sundberg Kirkwood president retire

Editorial: Eastern Iowa Airport, Kirkwood aviation program a great match

Two of the Corridor’s most important institutions came together to create another regional win-win. The…

Kirkwood, CID announce major funding for new aviation program

Nearly $1 million from a federal grant and local sources will go toward funding Kirkwood…

Eastern Iowa Airport Director Marty Lenss speaks to the audience during a federal grant funding announcement for a new Kirkwood aviation program Sept. 28.

Workforce Innovation leaders honored at Kirkwood

Local companies leading the way in workforce innovation were honored Sept. 21 during an awards…

Workforce innovation panelists

Kirkwood, Mercy partner to offer financial assistance to nursing students

Kirkwood Community College and Mercy Medical Center have announced a new partnership that will help…

Kirkwood Community College partners with CID to offer new avionics program

Even amid a highly competitive labor market for aircraft mechanics, Matt Wolford wasn’t too concerned…

Employers encouraged to complete Kirkwood’s Skills Talent Report 

In February 1999, the “Skills 2000 Commission Report: Assessment of Major Employers’ Skill and Employment…

Update: The Housing Fellowship agrees to vacant lot price for Student Built House

The city of Iowa City has reached an agreement to sell the vacant lot at…

The former house at 724 Ronalds Street in Iowa City that has since been demolished. The Housing Fellowship is attempting to purchase to the land.