University of Iowa student building music education app
Nicole Williams insists there must be a better way to make music education widely accessible to everyone.
On scholarship at the University of Iowa by...
Marion business Frydae chosen for statewide SBDC award
Frydae is the winner of the America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa (SBDC) statewide May Small Business of the Month Award. The ice cream and...
Gov. Reynolds announces $25 million Child Care Incentive Grant Program
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a new $25 million Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program at DEV2022, the Iowa Utility Association’s annual economic development conference,...
Cedar Ridge Distillery’s Bagger Vodka marks $20,000 in donations to Iowa trails
Cedar Ridge Distillery has donated more than $20,000 to Iowa trails since it launched its Bagger Vodka brand in 2020, according to a news...
Buff City Soap to open second Cedar Rapids location Thursday
Buff City Soap, a handmade retail franchise known for its plant-based soap and body products made in-store daily, will soon be opening its second...
Hinson announces affordable housing funding for Meskwaki Nation
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $372,891 to the Sac & Fox Tribe of Mississippi in Iowa (Meskwaki Nation)...
New McDonald’s coming to former bank site along First Avenue near Lindale Mall
Construction is under way on a new McDonald’s restaurant at the former site of a US Bank branch near Lindale Mall.
A building permit was...
Spring tourism up 144% in Iowa City compared to pandemic levels
Iowa City is leading the Corridor in tourism recovery in 2022, according to data from the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD).
Insights from the ICDD...
Cargill RegenConnect expands to Iowa, encourages carbon sequestration
Cargill RegenConnect, a voluntary market-based regenerative agriculture program that helps producers access the carbon marketplace, is expanding to Iowa and 14 other states for...
Cedar Rapids raises lifeguard starting wage to attract more applicants
In an effort to recruit more lifeguards to work at Cedar Rapids municipal pools, the City has raised the lifeguard starting wage to $15...