Marissa Payne

Monarch Research is providing large private landowners with native trees to be planted this spring in the 2022 Planting Forward for Woodlands project. Interested landowners have from now until Feb. 18 to order trees in time for spring planting.

Cedar Rapids’ new Parks and Recreation Director Hashim Taylor aims to keep “boots-on-the-ground” experiences at the heart of his work. Parks and rec shaped his life as a child, and he hopes to be a positive role model for others.

After a life in service to others, in particularly women and children through her work in Cedar Rapids’ nonprofit community, Elizabeth Hoskins, the former executive director of Waypoint Services, died Jan. 27 at age 73.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library is among 22 libraries nationwide chosen to participate in a national initiative to develop programming that will expand access to opportunities in STEM fields for middle school students.

Rachel Rockwell’s departure from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation to continue work on Group Violence Intervention with a Central City nonprofit raises questions over the program’s long-term strategy

The FedEx Ground warehouse in southwest Cedar Rapids is expected to create 359 part-time jobs and 75 full-time positions, with 35 of those jobs at the state’s high-quality wage threshold of $23.20 an hour.

The city of Cedar Rapids has secured a estimated $8.4 million in federal funding to help clear 2020 derecho debris from local watersheds. Initial work will begin on Willow Creek and Prairie Creek.

Cedar Rapids will allocate $500,000 of its federal American Rescue Plan Act funds toward the College Career Connection program, a new workforce partnership with Kirkwood Community College that will be the first “college promise” initiative among Iowa cities.

Jim Miller will lead CSPS effective immediately after Taylor Bergen stepped down from the role at the helm of the iconic group to focus on his own business. Miller takes over as the group awaits the reinstatement of its 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status.

Police say tensions stemming from pandemic conditions are contributing to a spike in domestic abuse that fueled violent crime in Cedar Rapids in 2021. But the department saw success in reducing gun violence.

Just a few years after the city of Cedar Rapids signed off on an action plan to foster a more vibrant College District in the northeast quadrant, major development work is beginning to infuse new life into the area.

New studies show expansions of gambling in neighboring states will eat into Iowa’s industry revenue. Cedar Rapids officials hope this will nudge state regulators to finally sign off on a casino in Iowa’s second-largest city.

“We feel defeated,” the Iowa Postal Workers Union president says as the COVID-19 surge worsens U.S. Postal Service delays stemming from new service standards that lengthened the mail delivery window.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity and Linn County families grapple with recovery from the 2020 derecho, Feed Iowa First expanded equitable access to land for farming as well as distribution of healthy food.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion in which Coggon homeowners were allegedly physically assaulted.