Articles Tagged: Profile

CEDAR RAPIDS – Bart Woods has spent the past few decades leaving his mark on Cedar Rapids by solving land …

Cedar Rapids Mayor Pro Tem Susie Weinacht was in fourth grade when she got her first taste of community service: …

American presidents who were great public speakers weren’t born that way. They chose their words carefully and sharpened their skills …

CORALVILLE – Austin Kopp has been a golf enthusiast since he was about four years old. It’s no surprise then …

Across a number of white-collar jobs, ‘workplace engagement” often is bounced around as a nebulous buzzword – an ideal employees …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Days after its sale to a new owner, Hawkeye Downs has announced a new executive director and …

The Silhouettes are again stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight of the world’s largest stage. The Denver-area …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Composing music is a self-proclaimed compulsion for Jerry Owen — spinning into an almost a daily habit. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Jill Reicks and Therese Gansen, owners of Inspired to Sew, find joy in creating a small business …

SPRINGVILLE — Two sheep stand huddled together in the back corner of a barn stall at Hercules’ Haven, a farm …

Erin Whipple can summarize her job as an Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) education specialist at Jefferson High School …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Erin Foster hopes that as the first director of the mental health access center in Linn County …

SHUEYVILLE — Veronica Spriggs and Travis Vanzuiden, a couple in their early 30s from Davenport, were surfing the web for …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Flooding has become a year-round threat, but spring is a time of particular concern. In Cedar Rapids, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The new president and CEO of United Way East Central Iowa is looking at new strategies in …