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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 for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence and America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement for 2026 by Healthgrades. The recognition places the Cedar Rapids hospital…

North Liberty Community Pantry opens doors to new location

Eight months after breaking ground on a new $4 million facility, the North Liberty Community…

The sign for North Liberty Community Pantry's new facility, located at 350 W. Penn St.

Amperage acquires Vernon Research Group

Amperage LLC has acquired Vernon Research Group (VRG), a market research firm in Cedar Rapids.…

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