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Members of Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and immigration reform, gathered at Iowa City City Hall for the Johnson County joint entities meeting Oct. 20.

Escucha Mi Voz urges Johnson County officials to strengthen workplace safety protections for immigrant workers

Escucha Mi Voz, a grassroots immigrant advocacy organization with a focus on workplace justice and immigration reform, is urging local governments in Johnson County to adopt policies that protect immigrant workers from workplace raids and create provisions for legal and…

Havenpark Communities to increase rent on Johnson County manufactured home parks despite calls for rent moratorium

Residents of Utah-based Havenpark Communities’ manufactured home parks in Johnson County say despite a plea…

Residents of Havenpark Communities' manufactured home parks in Johnson County, along with supporters, walk to the manager's office at Modern Manor.

City of Coralville OKs final plat for Gather Iowa’s first addition

Gather Iowa, a mixed-use development planned for Coralville’s southeast commercial district, made progress Sept. 23…

A rendering of Gather Iowa, a 10-acre mixed-use development project planned for Coralville’s southeast commercial district.

West Branch gift shop opens second location in Coralville

White Pumpkin Studio, a gift shop located at 102 E. Main St. in West Branch,…

Gift shop White Pumpkin's new storefront in Coralville at the Iowa River Landing, 920 E. Second Ave. Suite 150.

Mother-daughter team dresses dreams at Jocelyn Taylor Bridal and Prom

Jocelyn Hoyle and Deb Steenblock are the mother-daughter duo behind Jocelyn Taylor Bridal and Prom,…

Deb Steenblock (left) and daughter Jocelyn Hoyle of Jocelyn Taylor Bridal

Procter & Gamble to add 100 new jobs with $150M Iowa City expansion

Procter & Gamble is planning to expand its Oral-B Laboratories production capacity in Iowa City,…

Targeted goat grazing is gaining popularity, these businesses are taking the opportunity by the horns

An idea for a “cool retirement job” became a full-time endeavor in July for Tamra…

Charlie Fisher, owner of Falcon Farm Co. and an affiliate of Goats on the Go, checks on one of his goat herds at a jobsite in rural North Liberty. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Culver’s restaurant planned for North Liberty

Culver’s restaurant is planning to bring its frozen custard and burgers to North Liberty next…

A rendering of the proposed Culver's in North Liberty, located between West Penn Street and Lininger Lane and 230 feet east of Heartland Way.

Corda Credit Union pursuing new location in Coralville

Corda Credit Union is pursuing plans for a new branch in Coralville. The credit union…

An aerial view of 404 Second St. in Coralville, a 3.2 acre lot and the future site of a Corda Credit Union.

University of Iowa seeks $3.6 million in state appropriations to address physician shortage

The University of Iowa is asking lawmakers for $3.6 million in new state appropriations to…

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Medical Education Research Facility. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE

The University of Iowa eyes expansion project for College of Nursing

Citing inadequate accommodations for modern health care training, the University of Iowa is proposing a…

University of Iowa College of Nursing students.

University of Iowa Health Care to purchase last building from Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy

University of Iowa Health Care is looking to grow its Downtown Campus with a proposal…

University of Iowa Health Care is in the process of acquiring the last piece of real estate from the Mercy Iowa City bankruptcy, located east of the downtown campus at 601 E. Bloomington St. in Iowa City.

GALLERY: Tiffin breaks ground on $10 million rec center

The city of Tiffin broke ground Tuesday on its $10 million recreation center at 105…

Students from the Tiffin school district are all grins as they don hardhats and hold shovels for the groundbreaking of the city's $10 million recreation center on Sept. 16, 2025.

Corda Credit Union celebrates grand opening of North Liberty branch

Corda Credit Union recently celebrated the grand opening of its North Liberty location at 1265…

Corda Credit Union staff celebrate the grand opening of Corda's North Liberty branch Sept. 9

Chauncey slated for sheriff sale in November

This is a developing story and will be updated. A sale date has been set…

The Chauncey, at 404 E. College St., is Iowa City's tallest building at 15 stories. The high-rise is home to Hotel Chauncey, FilmScene, SpareMe! Bowl & Arcade, fix! Coffee and several office and residential units.

Indigenous-led nonprofit seeks to create ‘resilience and innovation hub’ in Iowa City

An Indigenous-led nonprofit organization focused on environmental and social justice issues, as well as the…

A rendering of nonprofit Great Plains Action Society's urban Indigenous-led resilience and innovation hub, which is flanked to the east and west by Gilbert Court and Maiden Lane and to the south by East Benton Street in Iowa City. The proposed project spans approximately one acre.