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Coralville City Engineer Recognized for Brownfields Work

Coralville City Engineer Dan Holderness has been named a Brownfields Leadership Award recipient for local brownfield revitalization from the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals. Holderness, Coralville’s City Engineer for 26 years, has successfully managed 11 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants valued at over $1.8 million. Continue reading

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Mercy webinar May 30: Manage your stress and sleep better

Stress is unavoidable and can take a toll on physical, mental and emotional well-being. The good news is small changes can make big differences in reducing the stress. Join Megan Esch, Counselor at Mercy Family Counseling, to learn how to manage the stressors in your personal and professional life. Tune in to this live, one-hour [...]

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1 Million Cups to Feature Two Startups on May 15th

Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation, a program of the Kauffman Foundation presents its 1 Million Cups (1MC) program in Iowa City on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the IC CoLab, 316 E Court in Iowa City. The May 15 presentation will feature live pitches from two local startup teams [...]

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Mercy hosts Cancer Survivors Day event on June 2

Cancer survivors, caregivers, family, friends and healthcare professionals are uniting worldwide for National Cancer Survivors Day to show that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful and productive. Join Mercy Medical Center at the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center on Sun., June 2, from 1 to 2 p.m. for a brief program and open house. This [...]

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Kirkwood graduates largest class in school’s history

Kirkwood Community College will soon honor almost 3,000 students taking positive steps for their futures. The college will hold commencement ceremonies for its college credit and GED/adult high school programs this week. Both ceremonies will be held at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Kirkwood will confer 2,476 college credit degrees, diplomas and certificates for study [...]

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The Eastern Iowa Airport Sees Third Straight Record Month

The Eastern Iowa Airport reached record passenger travel in April for the third straight month. Read the full story at www.icadgroup.com/news. Continue reading

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HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM: Interim day at MFL MarMac educational and fun

Editor’s note: Here is your chance to tell your story about your your school. If you’d like to join The Gazette’s growing list of high school contributors, contact J.R. Ogden at jr.ogden@thegazette.com By Christian Kleinow, MFL MarMac senior MONONA – Two years ago, MFL MarMac High School hosted an Interim day for the students. Interim [...]

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Kirkwood softball wins regional title

The Kirkwood Eagles softball team continued their impressive season by winning the Region XI championship game versus DMACC. The win extended Kirkwood’s winning streak to 45. Next up for the Eagles is a three-team divisional playoff at the Kirkwood Softball Complex. According to Head Coach Joe Yegge, Kirkwood’s leaders shined when it counted most, but [...]

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Kirkwood wins state career preparedness award

The state of Iowa recognized Kirkwood Community College for its career-readiness efforts that lead to workplace success. The college was named winner of Iowa’s Career Preparedness Award. The State Board of Education recognized Kirkwood during its meeting Thursday. The recognition program launched this year through a partnership with ACT, Inc. The annual program recognizes the [...]

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Longtime Cedar Rapids medical oncologist set to retire

After 34 years of dedicated service to the community, Martin Wiesenfeld, M.D., FACP, is retiring from medical oncology practice. Dr. Wiesenfeld began private practice with Internists PC after completing his fellowship in Medical Hematology- Oncology at the University of Iowa in 1979. In 1983, he joined with Dr. Dean Gesme to form Oncology Associates of [...]

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