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(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity and heritage worldwide during a conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Forum of Slavic Cultures, an international nonprofit headquartered in Slovenia, honored NCSML with the…

Veridian tops Forbes’ list of Iowa credit unions for second consecutive year

Veridian Credit Union has been named Iowa’s top credit union by Forbes for the second…

Veridian Credit Union Cedar Rapids

Iowa’s 2025 job growth lags behind post-pandemic years

Iowa’s cumulative employment growth in 2025 is the lowest of any year since the pandemic,…

Iowa cumulative employment growth in 2025 continues to be the lowest of all post-pandemic years. From December 2024 to May 2025, employment has grown by only 500 jobs. Common Sense Institute

St. Pius X raises $21K to support Catherine McAuley Center

St. Pius X Catholic Church and its Social Justice Commission raised more than $21,000 in…

Catherine McAuley Center

Businesses, organizations file lawsuit challenging new Iowa pharmacy regulations

A group of several businesses and organizations filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the new Iowa…

Photo by Artem Podrez Iowa pharmacy

Hy-Vee accepting applications for 2025 Opportunity Supplier Impact Summit

Hy-Vee’s Opportunity Supplier Impact Summit will be held in Central Iowa this fall, the company…

Corridor Media Group wins nine AABP editorial excellence awards

The Corridor Media Group, parent company of the Corridor Business Journal and the Quad Cities…

Corridor Business Journal

Matthew 25 founder Clint Twedt-Ball to step down after 19 years of leadership

After nearly two decades at the helm of Cedar Rapids nonprofit Matthew 25, Executive Director…

Clint Twedt-Ball Matthew 25

Travel Iowa launches Goldie, AI-powered travel assistant

Following in the footsteps of larger tech-focused communities, Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Iowa Tourism Office…

Goldie logo

Design Engineers opens new office in Ankeny

Design Engineers, a Cedar Rapids-based mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology (MEPT) engineering firm, has opened…

Adam Bunnell Design Engineers

UI commits $15M in P3 funds to advance cancer care, renovations in FY 2026

The University of Iowa will invest up to $15 million in public-private partnership (P3) funding…

Iowa unemployment rises to 3.6% in May

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6% in May, up from 3.5% in…

Unemployment rate

Iowa City manufactured home residents call for rent moratorium, access to clean, safe water

Johnson County manufactured home park residents are calling for a two-year moratorium on rent hikes,…

Jennifer Sherer (right), director of the State Worker Power Initiative with the Economic Policy Institute, speaks during the Johnson County manufactured home park press conference June 18.

Lawsuit challenging Cedar Crossing casino gaming license denied

An Iowa District Court judge has denied a lawsuit challenging the wording of a 2021…

Judge Michael Schilling Cedar Crossing casino lawsuit

The Downtown Dish: The Ambassadors of Iowa City with Keyon Shelby and Betsy Potter

On this episode, Charlie is on a summer break so Anna is joined by special…

Keyon Shelby, Operations Manager of the Downtown Iowa City Ambassador Program

Iowa AIA chapter to host annual convention Sept. 25-26

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Iowa chapter will host its annual convention Sept. 25-26…

AIA Iowa convention