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Hayek praises growth and development

Downtown, Riverfront Crossings, UI poised for growth By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—Last year was one of slow but steady growth for Iowa City. With a recovering economy and growing population,...

NewBo artist inspired by creative neighborhood

Poster art on display at new Gallery Bo By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Power to the people. For the last 10 years, local artist Russ Fagle has been...

Music lessons: Changing lives one note at a time

By Pat Shaver At West Music, every part of the store is a possible performance venue. The nearly 3,500 musical students companywide are encouraged by some of their...

Have a plan for retirement

By Tim Hawkins If you want to retire with confidence, you need to have and follow a plan. Today, I’m going to share with you some advice so...

Scholarships crucial educating future leaders

By Lynette L. Marshall / Guest Editorial Rachel Revelez is the first person in her family to attend college. As a young girl, the West...

Ladd Library prepares to open

By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Consider it a sneak peek at what’s ahead. The Cedar Rapids Public Library’s new Ladd Library, a 21,000 square-foot branch at 3750...

Bornbach adds marketing services

Serial entrepreneur brings her experience to business coaching By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—You need to know what makes you special. Theresa Bornbach, founder of Business and Talent Made Better,...

Tutoring startup growing, moves into CoLab

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—As a tutor and student at the University of Iowa, Thomas Hornbeck was overwhelmed. So he and Hung Tran turned that frustration...

SelfBrand founder to speak in Cedar Rapids

Corridor Women Connect presents workshop By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Two cities can tell two very different branding lessons. In the 1970s, New York City was struggling. It was nearing bankruptcy,...

Cracking jokes: Local comedy scene sees growing interest

By Pat Shaver About three years ago, Iowa City was essentially jokeless. Iowa City comic Tom Garland has opened locally for BJ Novak (famous for his role...

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