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Iowa City Housing Authority launches initiative to encourage landlord participation in voucher program

A new pilot program from the Iowa City Housing Authority aims to provide safe, stable housing for 19 Johnson County households. The initiative uses Mainstream Vouchers to support eligible individuals with disabilities and families with permanent housing solutions. The housing…

National Philanthropy Day awards reception set for Nov. 13 in Cedar Rapids

The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Eastern Iowa chapter will hold its 2025 National Philanthropy Day…

Philanthropy awards reception

Nicolet Bankshares to Acquire MidWestOne Financial

Nicolet Bankshares Inc. has announced it will acquire MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. in an all-stock…

Retaining talent, building community: Meet the 2025 Forty Under 40

Each year, the Corridor Business Journal shines a spotlight on young professionals who have made…

Forty Under 40 2025

QTS marks topping out of first three buildings at Cedar Rapids data center campus

QTS and construction partners Layton Construction and The Weitz Company marked the topping out of…

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Cedar Rapids council advances rezoning to convert former Garfield school to apartments

The Cedar Rapids City Council voted Tuesday, Oct. 21 to advance a rezoning proposal that…

Garfield Elementary Cedar Rapids

Integrated DNA Technologies partners with AI Startup to design new enzymes

Two biotech companies are joining forces to use artificial intelligence to create new enzymes that…

Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

Mediacom completes multi-gig broadband upgrades in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids

Mediacom Communications has completed multi-gig and symmetrical speed broadband upgrades in Des Moines and Cedar…

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Linn County officials look to develop zoning standards for gas-fired power plants

As Alliant Energy continues to evaluate possible Linn County sites for a new natural gas-fired…

Marshalltown natural gas power plant

HEDCO names Mathis first executive director

The Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (HEDCO) has announced Liz Mathis will transition…

Liz Mathis

Escucha Mi Voz urges Johnson County officials to strengthen workplace safety protections for immigrant workers

Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and…

Members of Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and immigration reform, gathered at Iowa City City Hall for the Johnson County joint entities meeting Oct. 20.

North Liberty’s Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater opens doors

Following more than a decade of planning, the $10 million, 13,000-square-foot Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater…

Crosspark Road Hy-Vee District Store Director Elise Scheil and North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman, center, prepare to cut the ribbon to the new Hy-Vee Center and Amphitheater Oct. 21.

Linn County officials review land use considerations for data center zoning code

Members of the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission voiced a number of concerns regarding…

QTS data center Cedar Rapids construction

Mercy announces leadership change at Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia

Mercy Medical Center announced a leadership transition Tuesday at The Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family…

DeWulf dementia innovation center

MidWestOne Bank named Top Workplace in Iowa, Minnesota

MidWestOne Bank has earned recognition as one of Iowa and Minnesota’s Top Workplaces for 2025…

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids taps Kristin McVay as chief nursing officer

Kristin McVay will take the helm as chief nursing officer at UnityPoint Health – Cedar…

Kristin McVay, chief nursing officer for UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids