Mercy Cedar Rapids Receives 5-Star CMS Rating
The article below was originally published in the CBJ Business Daily on March 21, 2019. Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has received a five-star quality rating from the Centers…
Kirkwood Named Best Nursing Program in Iowa
The article below was originally published by KWWL on March 19, 2019. A study put together by the Registered Nursing organization has Kirkwood Community College leading the way when it…
Ignite ICR: New Internship Program Focuses on Quality of Life
Each summer, college students from across the country come to the Iowa City - Cedar Rapids (ICR) region for internships, presenting an important opportunity to showcase the benefits of living…
Yeast maker Lesaffre opens new Cedar Rapids plant
A French maker of baking products formally has expanded its yeast production campus in Cedar Rapids. Lesaffre Yeast Co., a subsidiary of the Lesaffre Group, celebrated the opening of a…
DuPont Pioneer to occupy Cedar Rapids warehouse
Seed company DuPont Pioneer will be the sole tenant of a new, 200,000-square-foot warehouse in southwest Cedar Rapids. Local real estate company GLD Commercial has been building the warehouse for…
Hiawatha’s World Class Industries plans expansion
The article below was originally published by the Cedar Rapids Gazette on April 18, 2018. A Hiawatha supplier and assembler for equipment makers such as Deere and Co. and Caterpillar…
Coralville’s Integrated DNA Technologies to be acquired
Integrated DNA Technologies, a maker of synthetic DNA and RNA that started in Coralville, will be acquired by a multibillion-dollar conglomerate of science and technology companies. Washington, D.C.-based Danaher Corp.…
Coralville’s IDx can sell its AI-based diagnostic system
The following article was originally published by the Cedar Rapids Gazette on April 12, 2018. A Coralville health care technology company has become the first to be allowed to sell…
Iowa City Ranked 4th in Best Places to Live
Iowa City has been named one of the 2019 Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability.com, outpacing more than 1,000 cities (with populations between 20,000 and 1,000,000) in this…
GEICO holds ribbon-cutting ceremony at new Iowa City office
The article below was originally published by GEICO on October 8, 2018. GEICO, the second largest private passenger auto insurer in the U.S., celebrated its new Iowa City office with…