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Collins Aerospace technology adopted by JetBlue for predictive flight operations

Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX, announced it has begun providing JetBlue Airways with FlightAware Foresight, a predictive analytics tool designed to improve airline operations. The technology uses real-time flight tracking and machine learning to forecast potential delays caused by…

Iowa Finance Authority awards nearly $5 million to homelessness assistance initiatives

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors has approved more than $4.7 million in…

Iowa Finance Authority

Downtown Iowa City kid’s market event returns

The Downtown Holiday Kid’s Market, first hosted in 2021, will officially open again in downtown…

The Downtown Holiday Kid's Market, first hosted in 2021, will officially open again next week in downtown Iowa City.

St. Luke’s Heart Saver Program to give away AEDs and Stop the Bleed kits

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital has launched a Heart Saver Program to give away 50 automated…

Coming soon: New leisure hub, relocated Pizza Ranch, and more

Lion Development Group is in the initial stages of developing an entertainment center featuring bowling,…

Lion Development Group is bringing a family entertainment center with bowling and an arcade to North Liberty. Pizza Ranch is moving locations and will be connected to the new building.

Grand opening for Broad and Main on 7th in Marion set for Nov. 10

A grand opening celebration and open house for Broad and Main on 7th in Marion,…

Phresh Loch’s launches new boutique in Marion

Phresh Loch’s Salon in Marion will celebrate the grand opening of its new boutique with…

Corridor communities receive Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded $934,430 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to…

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded Uptown Marion – A Main Street Iowa District a $100,000 Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant for the Davis/Draper Building.

SBA approves $7.8M in Iowa small business loans in October

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 21 loans for $7,842,700 to Iowa businesses in October,…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Collins Community Credit Union announces ‘The Collective’ locations

Collins Community Credit Union announces two new locations named  “The Collective, Powered by Collins Community…

Collins Community Credit Union

Heartland Express reports all-time high operating revenue for Q3

Heartland Express announced Q3 financial results Nov. 2, reporting record high operating revenue, total assets…

Heartland Express trucking

New NEX Senior housing project in Iowa City gets federal tax credits

The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors has awarded nearly $1 million in federal housing…

Iowa City senior housing tax credit NEX Senior

Hawkeye wrestling facility to be officially named after $7 million gift

Pending Iowa Board of Regents approval, the University of Iowa will officially name the future…

Johnson County seeking applications for emergency home repair program contractors

Johnson County is accepting applications for one or more contractors to administer and implement housing…

Johnson County home repair program

Voting open for Veridian’s local Giving Tuesday donations

Veridian Credit Union is accepting votes for nonprofit organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska to…

Mount Mercy announces Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

Mount Mercy University has announced the addition of a ninth graduate program, a Master of…

Mount Mercy University