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For just the sixth time in Kirkwood Community College history, the 58-year-old campus on Wednesday inaugurated a new president -- and Kristie Fisher, who officially started her tenure Oct. 30, did not want all the pomp and circumstance of a ceremony.
Two University of Iowa learning centers in the Quad-Cities could be closed after years of declining enrollment as more students opt for online options.
A Cedar Rapids-based physician has purchased the office building at 600 Third Ave. SE, now known as "The Luxe on 3rd,"
As Lura McBride, president and CEO of Van Meter Inc., has led the company to 95th year in Cedar Rapids, the Howard Hall award winner sees putting people first in the company and the community as key to the growth of the electrical, data and automation supply company.
On December 13, Cedar Rapids-based trucking company West Side Transport recognized truck driver Thornton Dixon for five million miles driven without an accident. West Side Transport hosted an event at the company’s Cedar Rapids headquarters to formally recognize Dixon for his remarkable safety achievement. Dixon has been in trucking for fifty years and has driven