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Waterloo's Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity poses with a $5,000 check from The MidWestOne Foundation.

MidWestOne Foundation awards $207,000 in grants to 14 organizations across four states

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. awarded more than $207,000 in grants through the MidWestOne Foundation, bringing its total contributions for the year to $367,000. The Iowa City-based parent company of MidWestOne Bank distributed the grants to 14 organizations across Iowa, Colorado,…

Three Iowa entrepreneurs win top awards in Venture School competitions

SteerClear Mirrors, the AgriNet and Act Write Here were first-place winners when three Venture School…

Venture School winners Iowa

Iowa Veterans Entrepreneurship conference announces free registration

Iowa veterans will have the opportunity to connect with small business resources and education at…

Travero Logistics earns John Deere’s Partner-level supplier status

Travero Logistics has earned Partner-level supplier status for 2023 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence…

Van Meter receives 2024 Rockwell Automation Distributor Innovation Award

Van Meter received Rockwell Automation’s Distributor Partner Innovation Award during the 2024 PartnerNetwork Conference March…

Van Meter

Iowa City arts community celebrates revival of student-run film festival

For the first time since the pandemic, the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDocs)…

Marion wins Tree City USA Growth Award

The City of Marion recently received the 2023 Tree City USA Growth Award at the…

Marion Tree City USA Growth Award

Mount Mercy revamps MBA program with input from major community employers

Mount Mercy University has updated its Master of Business Administration program, thanks to the input…

Mount Mercy University

Table to Table Seeks home garden and produce farm partnerships

Iowa City-based food rescue nonprofit Table to Table (T2T) is seeking new partnerships with local…

Cedar Boat Club spring auction to raise funds for Ellis fireworks show

The Cedar Boat Club, a longtime Cedar Rapids nonprofit organization, will hold its annual CBC…

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ACT partners with Nexus Capital Management LP

Nonprofit organization ACT, best known for its standardized tests by the same name, is partnering…

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Kentucky Derby Watch Party to benefit pediatric oncology nurses

Financial services company Northwestern Mutual Eastern Iowa is hosting a Kentucky Derby watch party at…

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Urban Acres agents donate $25k to North Liberty’s Next Stage Campaign

Several agents with Coralville-based Urban Acres Real Estate have donated a combined $25,000 to North…

Agents with Urban Acres Real Estate donated $25,000 to North Liberty's Next Stage Campaign.

Marion issues call for artists for Central Plaza sculpture

The City of Marion has opened a call for artists to design a signature sculpture…

Marion Central Plaza rendering 2

Coralville-based AI risk-mitigation platform IntelliSee partners with Singlewire Software

IntelliSee, an AI risk-mitigation platform, announced a recent partnership with Singlewire Software, a leading provider…

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Johnson County Great Give Day to be held May 1

The second annual Johnson County Great Give Day, a collective day of advocacy and giving,…

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