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Alumni, sponsors and community leaders gathered Sept. 3 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Greater IC's Community Leadership Program.

Greater Iowa City Inc. marks 35 years of Community Leadership Program

Greater Iowa City Inc. held an event Sept. 3 at Walker Homestead, 3867 James Ave. in southwest Iowa City, to mark the 35th anniversary of its Community Leadership Program, which has graduated more than 800 participants since 1990. Alumni, sponsors…

Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant headed to Iowa River Landing

At the former home of La Vecina, West Des Moines-based Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant is…

A Mexican restaurant is coming to Iowa River Landing in Coralville. CREDIT BLUE AGAVE MEXICAN RESTUARANT

North Liberty picks fire station site, advances new park proposal

North Liberty City Council moved forward Feb. 14 with plans to construct a second fire…

A North Liberty Fire Department truck CREDIT CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY

Alliant Energy named a Forbes ‘Best Employer’ of 2023

Alliant Energy has been named to Forbes’ list of America’s Best Midsize Employers for the…

Alliant Energy

Gov. Reynolds, IEDA announce $2M in Manufacturing 4.0 Funding

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced on Wednesday, Feb. 15,…

Lawsuits can cause trouble for industry competitors, UI study finds

A study from the University of Iowa shows that when one company is sued by…

Lawsuits can prompt industry competitors to behave more transparently. CREDIT PEXELS

NAHB: Housing affordability declines again, but turning point ahead

Mirroring a steep rise in mortgage rates that began in the early part of 2022…

Home sales

Forbes Home study: Iowans spend eighth lowest income percentage on rent

New research from Forbes Home has found the states that are spending the least percentage…

Forbes Home rent income

Think Iowa City Restaurant Week introduces passport, food drive

Think Iowa City’s 2023 Restaurant Week is shifting back to its roots, after pandemic changes…

Leadership Iowa opens nominations for 2023-24 class

The deadline to nominate Iowans for Leadership Iowa’s 2023-24 class is April 1.  Nominations are…

UI flight expert briefs DARPA on AI in aerial combat

Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) director and University of Iowa industrial engineering professor Tom “Mach” Schnell…

The Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) is working with DARPA to improve AI capabilities in aeria combat. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

GoDaddy confirms 35 layoffs in Hiawatha

GoDaddy has confirmed that 35 employees will be laid off from its Hiawatha operation. The…

GoDaddy Hiawatha

Coe College receives Prison Learning Initiative grant

Coe College in Cedar Rapids has received an Associated Colleges of the Midwest grant to…

Kirkwood terminates programs, reduces faculty and staff

Kirkwood Community College announced Feb. 13 it is closing or modifing three programs and is…

Students listen to a professor's lecture at Kirkwood Community College. CREDIT KIRKWOOD

UI researcher wins global biomedical science prize

University of Iowa researcher Dr. Michael Welsh will receive the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences…

Michael Welsh, pictured in 2022, has researched mechanisms and treatment of cystic fibrosis for decades. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Integrated DNA Technologies debuts collab network

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched the Collab Network Program, an inaugural program between next…

IDT has launched the Collab Network Program to ramp up scientific discovery. CREDIT IDT