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Fireside Winery wins Governor’s Cup at Iowa State Fair wine competition
Fireside Winery’s sweet white wine “Blu” won the Governor’s Cup, the top prize at the 2025 Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, the Iowa Wine Growers Association announced. The Eastern Iowa winery’s entry also received the Best of Show Sweet…
IPERS board hires two new private credit managers
The Investment Board of the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) has hired two new…

Keene named Tippie College of Business undergraduate dean
Charles Wayne Keene has been named associate dean for undergraduate programs at the University of…

Iowa health department seeks input for assessment survey
The Iowa Department of Public Health is asking for public input for Healthy Iowans 2022-2026:…

NewBoCo teams with Kiva US to launch small biz hub
The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) is teaming up with Kiva US to launch a…

Heartlanders to be affiliated with NHL’s Minnesota Wild
The Iowa Heartlanders, the new ECHL hockey team slated to begin play at the Xtream…

The Grill Works a finalist in state competition
The Grill Works, located in Uptown Marion, has been selected as a finalist in the…

Dalton to succeed Sundall as PCI CEO on Jan. 1
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa, located in Cedar Rapids’ Medical Quarter District, has announced a transition…
Iowa City HBA unveils Lego Parade of Homes winners
Two junior homebuilders, 12-year-old Colin and 9-year old Tyson, swept both categories last week in…

The Chocolate Shop changes hands in Uptown Marion
A mainstay of the Uptown Marion business community has changed hands in a deal announced…

University of Iowa children’s hospital ranked among nation’s best
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is listed among the nation’s best in five…

Lindale Mall operations to continue during parent company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy
UPDATED: Operations at Lindale Mall will continue uninterrupted for the time being, despite the Chapter…

Union at Wiley brings 180 affordable units to Cedar Rapids
Nearly 200 affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are on the way to southwest Cedar…

Women Connect program expands to Cedar Valley
In collaboration with Grow Cedar Valley, Cedar Rapids-based Women Lead Change has announced the expansion…

Viewpoint launches patient enrollment in cancer imaging study
Coralville-based Viewpoint Molecular Targeting Inc., a radiopharmaceutical company developing precision alpha-particle oncology therapeutics and complementary…

Kirkwood joins new statewide ‘Industry 4.0’ consortium
Kirkwood Community College has joined with Iowa’s other community colleges and the Iowa State University’s…






