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Tip Big Grove Brewery’s new ‘Tigerhawk’ and help the Hawkeyes

The University of Iowa Athletics Department and Big Grove Brewery have announced a new licensing partnership featuring the launch of TIGERHAWK, a premium lager designed to generate revenue for university sports programs. The agreement designates the Solon-based brewery as the…

Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois CEO to retire

Diane Nelson, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, has…

Diane Nelson Girl Scouts

Five Seasons Lights draws more than 12,000 visitors to McGrath Amphitheatre

More than 12,000 visitors attended the 2025 Five Seasons Lights at McGrath Amphitheatre during its…

Five Seasons Lights

Mercy Medical Center first in Iowa to use advanced breast cancer surgery technology

Mercy Medical Center has become the first hospital in Iowa to perform breast cancer surgery…

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Iowa City Community School District, JA Eastern Iowa celebrate career readiness with JA Dream Accelerator

The Iowa City Community School District, along with Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, celebrated a…

Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Matt Degner prepares to cut the ribbon on the JA Dream Accelerator with Christine Landa, JA Eastern Iowa's president, on Jan. 15, 2026.

Candice Luter takes star turn in ESPN NFL commercial

If you thought the woman featured in an NFL playoff commercial on ESPN this past…

Anh’s Bread Therapy blends Asian traditions with Czech pastries

Iowa is half a world away from Vietnam, but Czech Village feels like home to…

Anh Le, owner of Anh’s Bread Therapy and Tea House, prepares tea in December inside her shop in Czech Village. PHOTOS BY CINDY HADISH

This company is helping Iowa businesses meet the energy challenge

As rising demand fueled in large measure by the recent and rapid development of data…

This is the switchgear for a 16,000-kilowatt standby power plant installed by IEA Power. The company does not identify its customers. CREDIT IEA POWER

Duane Arnold Energy Center rezoning officially approved

The rezoning of the Duane Arnold Energy Center property was officially approved Wednesday morning by…

Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear

Grinnell family works to bring pediatric palliative care and hospice center to Iowa

A Grinnell family is working to bring a pediatric palliative care and hospice facility to…

The Siecks pose for a family photo at Crescent Cove Respite & Hospice Home for Kids in Minneapolis in 2021. (From left) Shanna, Izabella, Mason, Colton and Curtis Sieck. Ms. Sieck said it was the last photograph they took as a family before Mason died. CREDIT JOY BY JO PHOTOGRAPHY

ImOn Communications nears completion of Cedar Rapids fiber network conversion

ImOn Communications is replacing its last coaxial cable segments with fiber optic technology, bringing multi-gigabit…

ImOn

Real Success: Mike Hlas, sports journalist

Mike Hlas is a sports journalist who has spent more than 40 years chronicling Eastern…

Mike Hlas Nate Kaeding, Real Success corridor cedar rapids

Baseball training facility led by former MLB pitcher Cal Eldred to open in Hiawatha

A baseball training facility founded by former major league pitcher and Iowa native Cal Eldred…

Cal Eldred Baseball

Belltower Lofts redevelopment to bring 55 units by summer

Belltower Lofts in Marion is ringing in the New Year at full swing. Redevelopment of…

The former Methodist church in Marion, damaged during Iowa's 2020 derecho, is seen in January at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 12th Street. Redevelopment as Belltower Lofts is expected to be completed this summer, with 55 residential units. CREDIT CINDY HADISH

Marion seeks ‘seed funding’ for next stage of affordable housing investment

Armed with a track record of success, Marion city leaders are seeking to continue the…

Marion housing rehab program

North Liberty planning and zoning commission OKs multi-family housing project

A multi-family development is being proposed for Jordan Street in North Liberty. At its meeting…

An aerial rendering of the multifamily building proposed for Jordan Street in North Liberty.