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NewBo City Market named finalist for Levitt Foundation grant
NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids is among 100 finalists nationwide competing for a $120,000 grant from the Levitt Foundation to support its free outdoor concert series. The grant would fund Rock the Block, a weekly concert series at the…
Housing Fund for Linn County opens applications for grants
The board of directors of the Housing Fund for Linn County (HFfLC) is making up…
NAHB: Over half of home’s sales price goes to construction costs
The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) latest Cost of Construction Survey revealed 60.8% of…
Wolfe Eye Clinic offers new advanced macular degeneration treatment
Wolfe Eye Clinic is offering a new, groundbreaking treatment that will affect Iowans who suffer…
Grants aim to reduce language barriers in workforce
Eleven Iowa employers, including three from Iowa City, will receive a total of $357,470 to…
Pandora jewelry store opening in Coral Ridge Mall
Pandora jewelry store will open this spring as the latest retailer to open its doors…
Rotarians to embark on 25,000-mile flight, raising money for polio
Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels, local Rotarians attempting to join an exclusive club of flying…
Prospect Meadows creates $11 million of economic impact in 2022
Prospect Meadows, a sports complex in Linn County, created more than $11 million of economic…
Technology Association of Iowa announces Iowa Tech Connect
In partnership with John Deere, the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) has launched Iowa Tech…
Iowa unemployment rate drops to 3% in January
Iowa’s unemployment rate was 3.0% in January, down from the 3.1% initially announced in December,…
African American Museum of Iowa, LightLine Loop receives funding
In the final round of grant funding from Destination Iowa, Governor Kim Reynolds and the…
Pfister named Marion’s 2023 Community Impact Award winner
Phil Pfister has been named the 2023 Morris F. Neighbor Community Impact Award recipient for…
Jersey Mike’s partners with Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
For the month of March, customers at Jersey Mike’s Subs in Coralville can donate to…
Stamats Communications marks 100th anniversary
Stamats Communications has announced plans to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. Founded in 1923, Cedar…
Iowa joins coalition investigating TikTok
Iowa and Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 46 states in requesting TikTok Inc. fully comply…
QuickVisit Urgent Care opens in Washington County
A new QuickVisit Urgent Care has opened in Washington County after a grand opening ceremony…
