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The Downtown Dish: Mackenzie DeRoo, Greater Iowa City, Inc.
In this episode of “Downtown Dish,” hosts Anna Moyers Stone and Charlie Nusser chat about upcoming downtown Iowa City events like Top Chef, the Cookie Crawl, and the One Book Two Book Festival. They also welcome Mackenzie DeRoo, senior director…
Northwestern Mutual donates $50k to Stead Family Children’s Hospital
In an effort to support children and families affected by childhood cancer, Northwestern Mutual’s Cedar-Rapids…
Buie succeeds Lehrman as Involta CEO
Current Involta president Jim Buie has been named the Cedar Rapids-based company’s new president and…
A Touch of Class Event Center and Catering changes name, rebrands
A Touch of Class, an event venue and catering business 5977 Mount Vernon Road SE,…
Uptown Marion Market to feature Youth Entrepreneur Fair on Aug. 13
Local young entrepreneurs are invited to join as a vendor at the first Uptown Marion…
SBA announces entrepreneurship training funding for service-disabled veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a new funding opportunity for eligible non-profit organizations, state…
Iowans create record number of new businesses in FY2022
Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced Iowans have registered the highest number of new…
June real estate sales decrease 12.8%, report finds
June’s real estate sales decreased 12.8%, according to the Housing Trends by the Iowa Association…
Elevation HomeBuilders earns 2022 Parade of Homes People’s Choice award
Elevation HomeBuilders was chosen as the winner of the 55th Greater Iowa City Area HBA…
North Liberty wins neighborhood ambassadors partnership award
The City of North Liberty, and the volunteer residents who serve as Neighborhood Ambassadors, will…
Clickstop expands to South Carolina, underscoring growth
Get customers what they want when they need it. That’s the rationale Clickstop and CEO…
ADM launches online farming course
Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) has developed an online course, called Shift, for producers to better…
Iowa Technology Leadership Institute applications are open
The Iowa Technology Leadership Institute (ILTI), an initiative of the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI),…
Iowa City Downtown District adding more than 1,100 beds this year
Numerous housing developments underway in and near the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) this year…
University of Iowa welcomes summer cohort of professionals from Africa
Two dozen young entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa are hoping a six-week trip to Eastern Iowa…
Update: The Housing Fellowship agrees to vacant lot price for Student Built House
The city of Iowa City has reached an agreement to sell the vacant lot at…
