UFG unveils renovated American Building in downtown Cedar Rapids
The following article was originally posted in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on Monday, April 22, 2019. United Fire Group employees are expected to begin moving next week into the newly…
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…
Delisle Joins ACT Board of Directors
The following article was originally published in the CBJ Business Daily on Wednesday, February 27th. Deborah S. Delisle, president and CEO of the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), has joined…
Local Manufacturers Offer Hands-On Program for Middle School Students
February 26, 2019 – Iowa City-Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The ICR Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Sector Board recently launched a new, creative approach to increasing awareness about careers in the manufacturing industry.…
Diversity Group Adopts New Name, Expanded Vision
Today, the Employer Resource Group Consortium (ERGC) announced the adoption of a new name, Inclusive ICR. The consortium, which has offered a collective networking and learning forum for diversity and…
Building Our Future Workforce — Is Your Company Committed?
The ICR Future Coalition has launched a new campaign to create 650 new high school job shadow and internship opportunities in Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) by the end of 2020.…
Collins Aerospace Invests $130K into K-12 STEM Outreach in Iowa
This article was originally published in the Corridor Business Journal on January 29th, 2019. Collins Aerospace is investing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs in Iowa with two…
ACT Launches New Workforce Skills Assessment Solution
The following article was originally published in the Corridor Business Journal on January 30th, 2019. Iowa City-based ACT Inc. has partnered with Aspiring Minds to launch ACT Stack, a new…