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Neumann Monson earns third national COTE award for sustainable design
Iowa City-based Neumann Monson Architects has earned its third national Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), further cementing its reputation as a leader in sustainable design. The firm was recognized June…
IGNITE Innovation Showcase set at Iowa State University April 18-22
The second annual IGNITE Innovation Showcase is just around the corner. Join the Student Innovation…

Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3.3% in March
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in March, which is down from 3.5%…

Iowa City Community School District Foundation receives $1 million gift
Coralville resident Christine N. Boge committed a planned gift of $1 million to the Foundation…

Farm to Street Dinner seeking applications from restaurants
The Farm to Street Dinner, hosted by the city of Iowa City in partnership with…

Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse marks 25 years in retail
Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse, 1682 Dubuque Road in Marion, will mark 25 seasons in…

SBA approves $17.2 million in Iowa small business loans in March
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 40 loans for $17,231,300 to Iowa businesses in March,…

Linn County supervisors award first round of ARPA funding
The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday awarded the first round of funding from…

OPN Architects opens new office in Minneapolis
OPN Architects, a Cedar Rapids-based design firm started 43 years ago in Eastern Iowa, has…

Real estate tech company STRATAFOLIO selected for REACH Scale-up Program
STRATAFOLIO, a leading provider of commercial real estate management software, has been accepted into the…

Shive-Hattery acquires WSM Architects in Tucson
Cedar Rapids-based Shive-Hattery has acquired WSM Architects, Inc., a 13-person architecture firm in Tucson, Arizona.…

Alliant Energy announces 2022 recipients of “One Million Trees” funds
Alliant Energy has announced that more than 30 Iowa communities are receiving tree planting aid…
South Slope bringing fiber network to rural Oxford
South Slope Cooperative Communications is bringing fiber optic technology to homes and businesses in Oxford.…

Grow with Google trains Iowans for high-growth tech jobs
Iowa job seekers now have access to a valuable professional training program designed to prepare…

Iowa State breaking ground on next-generation agricultural markets
Iowa soil is good at growing crops. In fact, it’s probably the best agricultural soil…

Whirlpool wins 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards
Whirlpool has been recognized as a winner in the 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for outstanding…
