Small business optimism declined in September for the first time in three months, according to a survey released Oct. 14 by by the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB Small Business ...

Phil O’Brien of Urban Acres Real Estate transitioned into the role of 2026 immediate past president, while Jerad Ruth of Skogman Realty was installed as president. In his remarks, Mr. Ruth emphasized ...

Data centers, and their AI processing capabilities, have grown to become an integral part of society in a relatively short timeframe, and their capabilities have become critical in various aspects of ...

Another danger confronting Iowa is the temptation to increase spending. The fiscal year 2026 budget of $9.4 billion was over a 5% spending increase from the previous year. Rising spending trends could ...

In the last few months, Cedar Rapids’ nonprofit sector experienced a leadership shift that reveals both the strength and fragility of the invisible ...

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Nassif Radiation Center is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week, marking a decade of advanced cancer care in the ...

Iowa City has opened applications for a new grant program aimed at improving commercial properties in four urban districts. The Building Change Grant Program offers 50/50 matching funds for façade ...

Honkamp Payroll LLC, a payroll and human capital management company headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, acquired Smart-HR on Oct. 1. Smart-HR is a ...

The new Hawkeye Hotels headquarters at 2706 James St. in Coralville, shown shortly after its June opening. The company is adding thousands of rooms while also going upscale. PHOTO HAWKEYE HOTELS By ...

It is unknown if the Cedar Rapids facility was attractive at the time to take on these products because it wasn’t unionized, but that would not be an illogical conclusion. We do not fear a shutdown of ...

TrueNorth Companies CEO Duane Smith, shown in his Cedar Rapids office, has led the company from a business with only $9 million in revenue and 96 employees when it was founded in a three-way merger to ...

“We are very excited to have some with Mike’s experience and extensive knowledge of the Corridor joining our senior team.” Ted Townsend, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids, stated in ...