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The permanently closed Tiki Tacos 'n Burgers 'n Wings will now be home to Taco Depot. CREDIT NOAH TONG

Taco Depot headed to downtown Iowa City

Taco Depot, a Cedar Rapids-based restaurant, is expanding to 119 E. Washington St. next to Target in downtown Iowa City. The former home of Tiki...
Taco Gato Cedar Rapids

Taco Gato now open to public in downtown Cedar Rapids

After a brief soft opening, Taco Gato is now fully open to the public in the heart of downtown Cedar Rapids. Taco Gato, in the...
Noah Laird, co-foundre of Petrost Therapeutics, at the Innovation Challenge Awards event on April 12, 2023, at MERGE in Iowa City, Iowa. CREDIT DARREN MILLER

Petrost Therapeutics wins $25,000 at Iowa JPEC awards

Petrost Therapeutics recently won first prize at the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Innovation Challenge Awards event. A total of $125,000 was given...
Johnson County home repair program

Johnson County launches apprenticeship program

Johnson County has launched a new apprenticeship program aimed at supporting local workforce development efforts by connecting aspiring workers with training and employment opportunities...
Coe College

Coe, Drake law school announce 3+3 partnership

Students at Coe College in Cedar Rapids now have an opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree and a law degree in six years thanks...
Bertram Road Bridge preservation update

Linn County officials continue to evaluate Bertram ‘Blue’ Bridge options

Officials with the Linn County Secondary Road Department and engineering contractors continue to evaluate removal and preservation options for the historic Bertram “Blue” Bridge,...
Bradley Shelman, Ameriprise

Wealth advisor Bradley Shelman honored by Forbes

Bradley Shelman, a private wealth advisor with Ameriprise Financial in Iowa City, was named to the Forbes list of Best-in-State Wealth Advisors on April...

ISETA to host solar event for houses of worship, nonprofits

The Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association (ISETA) is hosting the Going Solar: Houses of Worship and Nonprofits event on April 23 in Hiawatha. The event...
Sustainable Landscape Solutions CEO Sean Pearl hopes the Department of Labor will approve SLS for the H-2B guest visa program again. CREDIT SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS

Department of Labor to host H-2B online seminar

The U.S. Department of Labor is holding an online seminar April 18 to educate businesses and advocates on the proper employment of nonimmigrant workers...
MidAmerican wind turbines

Iowa submits hydrogen hub application with Nebraska, Missouri

Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri have submitted a joint grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Mid-Continent Clean Hydrogen Hub...

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