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SpareMe, Barkers

Barker’s Bowling to open this summer in former SpareMe space

A new multi-use entertainment venue is coming to downtown Iowa City this summer, filling the void left by the closure of SpareMe Bowl & Arcade. Local business owner Joe Hill has purchased the 16,000-square-foot property at 404 E College St,…

Treasured Moments Photography opens larger studio in Marion

Treasured Moments Photography, 143 Marion Blvd., Ste. B, joins a growing number of new businesses…

Iowa sees 8.1% personal income growth in 2022 Q1

Iowa ranked third nationally in percent change for personal income with an 8.1% increase, according…

personal income

Bankers Trust awarded Iowa’s top spot on Forbes list

Iowa bank, Bankers Trust has been awarded the top spot in Iowa on the Forbes…

Bankers Trust

UI Health Care first in Iowa to use LITT for patients with epilepsy

According to a news release from University of Iowa Health Care, nearly one in three…

Dr. Brian Dlouhy, a neurosurgeon with University of Iowa Health Care, using LITT. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE

U.S. market seeing aging housing stock

The median age of owner-occupied homes is 39 years, according to the latest data from…

Iowa City home sales

Existing home sales fall 3.4% in May

Existing home sales retreated for the fourth consecutive month in May, according to the National…

Home construction housing market

Centro, Inc. announces expansion to Hampton

North Liberty’s Centro, Inc. announced Tuesday, June 21, that it has purchased a 30,000 square…

Centro Inc.'s newest facility in Hampton, Iowa. CREDIT CENTRO INC

Tippie College of Business receives honorable mention for sustainability

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business received honorable mention recognition in the First…

The University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business.

Report: Iowa entrepreneurship levels yet to recover after pandemic

Iowa has not experienced a rebound in entrepreneurship activity following the pandemic, according to a…

Entrepreneurship

IEDA Board approves assistance for six companies, award for NewBoCo

On June 17, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for six Iowa companies, which will assist in the creation of…

Iowa Economic Development Authority

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll partners with Four Oaks for Juneteenth service project

In recognition of Juneteenth, roughly 60 attorneys and staff of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll donated over…

60 attorneys and staff of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll donated over 300 hours to make improvements to outdoor spaces.CREDIT FOUR OAKS

Coe College forms partnerships with St. Luke’s and Mercy hospitals

Coe College is partnering with UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s and Mercy Medical Center to provide nursing…

A rendering of the David and Janice McInally Center for Health & Society, nursing school.

Mercy Cedar Rapids installs latest 3D breast specimen imaging technology

Mercy Medical Center has installed new 3D specimen imaging technology – the MOZART Specimen Tomosynthesis…

MOZART Specimen Tomosynthesis System.

UI to unveil SIM-IA mobile unit at Iowa State Capitol

The University of Iowa Simulation in Motion-Iowa (SIM-IA) program is unveiling its first of three…

Simulation in Motion-Iowa

Women Lead Change launches leadership development program

Women Lead Change has launched a new program focused on providing leadership development specifically for…

Women Lead Change