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Lower setback standards recommended for Linn County natural gas power plant zoning amendment

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has forwarded a proposed zoning amendment for natural gas power plants to the Board of Supervisors for consideration – one that now includes a reduced setback recommendation from population centers. The zoning amendment,…

Coa Cantina tequila bar to open in Iowa City

A Des Moines-based tequila bar named Coa Cantina is opening up its first location in…

Coa Cantina won gold for best margarita by the Des Moines' People's Choice Awards in 2022 for its Coa Margarita, made with blanco tequila, house-made orange curacao, fresh lime juice and salted rim.

Especially for You Race sets a new record

A record-setting 15,800 people registered for the 32nd annual Especially for You Race Against Breast…

SPACs have less reliable financial reporting, UI study finds

Acquisitions made with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) are more likely to have mistakes…

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Women’s clothing store Daily Thread opens at Lindale Mall

Women’s clothing retailer Daily Thread has opened as the newest retailer at Lindale Mall in…

Lindale Mall Cedar Rapids

UI Health Care– Iowa River Landing celebrates 10 years

The UI Health Care– Iowa River Landing location opened its doors a decade ago. When…

UI Health Care Iowa River Landing

Shelter House wins architecture and design award

Shelter House in Iowa City has been named one of two winners for the 2022…

Shelter House won an architectural-focused award Oct. 6, in part because of GuideLink Center at 300 Southgate Ave. in Iowa City.

Linn County Board of Supervisors awards $150,000 in grants

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has awarded $150,000 in grants from its Legacy and…

Wolf to schedule new CO2 pipeline meetings after ‘anomalies’ found in notifications

Wolf Carbon Solutions says it will conduct a series of new informational meetings about a…

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Chocolate Walk returns Oct. 7 in Uptown Marion

Shoppers are invited to an evening stroll in Uptown Marion to sample chocolate treats at…

A variety of chocolates will be featured during the Chocolate Walk in Uptown Marion on Oct. 7.

Northside Oktoberfest festival in Iowa City returns Oct. 8

The Northside Oktoberfest festival returns Oct. 8 to the Northside neighborhood in Iowa City, celebrating…

SBA approves $21.2M in Iowa small business loans in September

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 35 loans for $21,226,900 to Iowa businesses in September,…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Statewide e-commerce marketplace announces Shop Iowa Day

Shop Iowa, a statewide e-commerce marketplace initiative of the Iowa Economic Development Authority with the…

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Striking Ingredion union to picket at Illinois headquarters

Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International union in a…

Ingredion strike Chicago

Diventures expands to four more states in 2022

Omaha, Nebraska-based Diventures, a swim and scuba center with a location in North Liberty, is…

The inside of Diventures' 8,000-square-foot facility in North Liberty, which features a heatead pool.

Cropland values still increasing in Iowa, Illinois

Cropland values in Iowa increased 2.8% for the period from March to September 2022, according…

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