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Benefits, concerns raised at public information meeting on proposed Duane Arnold restart

From water usage and environmental concerns to economic impact and job creation, local residents shared their views Thursday night, Nov. 13 at an informational meeting hosted by the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) on the proposed restart of the Duane Arnold…

The Fun Station opens 70,000-square-foot indoor adventure park in Cedar Rapids

The Fun Station has opened its new indoor adventure park at 8920 Brighton Way SW…

Fun Station Cedar Rapids

Washington receives $100,000 grant to rehabilitate fire-damaged historic downtown building

Ten Iowa communities will receive Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants totaling $950,000 to rehabilitate underutilized…

(From left) Carol Lilly, state coordinator with Main Street Iowa; Main Street Washington committee member Sally Hart; building owner of 115-117 N Iowa Ave. Luke Leyden; Samantha Meyer, Main Street Washington's executive director; and Debi Durham, director of IEDA and the Iowa Finance Authority.

MidWestOne Foundation awards $207,000 in grants to 14 organizations across four states

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. awarded more than $207,000 in grants through the MidWestOne Foundation, bringing…

Waterloo's Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity poses with a $5,000 check from The MidWestOne Foundation.

Gerdin family receives Make-A-Wish America national philanthropy award

The Gerdin family of Solon, which owns Heartland Express in North Liberty, was named 2025…

Gerdin family Make-A-Wish award

ESCO Electric sets groundbreaking for new Marion facility

ESCO Electric Company will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 12 for a new facility along…

ESCO Group

AbbeHealth Mental Health Services opens expanded facility in downtown Cedar Rapids

UnityPoint Health – AbbeHealth Services – Abbe Center for Community Mental Health will hold a…

AbbeHealth Mental Health Services' new facility at 615 Fifth Street SE in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Mercy Cedar Rapids earns national recognition for outpatient orthopedic surgery

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals…

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Nonprofits to host free screenings of ‘UnCharitable’ documentary at Cedar Rapids library

Two Cedar Rapids nonprofits will host three free screenings of the documentary “UnCharitable” on Monday,…

UnCharitable documentary

Off-price retailer Sierra to open new location in Coralville

Sierra, a multichannel off-price retailer, will open its fifth Iowa location at Coral North Shopping…

An exterior view of a Sierra storefront

Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging breaks ground on new treehouse accommodations

Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging has broken ground on two treehouse accommodations that the business…

Stephanie and Taylor Getting (center), co-owners of Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging at the groundbreaking of their new treehouse accommodations Oct. 30.

Center Point Regional Ambulance sets groundbreaking Thursday for new facility

Center Point Regional Ambulance will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a new facility designed…

Center Point Ambulance Service

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance CEO Abdel joins Common Sense Institute board of directors

The Common Sense Institute has added Juliet Abdel, president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids…

Juliet Abdel Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Junior Achievement honors four business leaders at Cedar Valley Hall of Fame ceremony

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa honored four business leaders at its 31st annual Cedar Valley…

(From left) Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa's 31st Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame awardees Wayne Magee, Eric P. Petersen, Max C. Klein and Bill J. Bradford.

Courtney Ball named Matthew 25 executive director

Courtney Ball has officially been named the executive director of Matthew 25, the organization announced…

Courtney Ball Matthew 25

Coe College partners with Google AI for Education Accelerator

Coe College has partnered with the Google AI for Education Accelerator to provide artificial intelligence…

Coe College Sinclair Auditorium