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Iowa City Bike Library kicks off $1M campaign
The Iowa City Bike Library officially launched its $1 million Bikes Create Community campaign Thursday evening with a celebration featuring live music, a cookout and a tour of its facility at 1222 S. Gilbert Court. A “soft launch” for the…
Health Harmony takes home $2,500 in Final Pitch competition
A certified nursing assistant and University of Iowa undergraduate student majoring in speech and hearing…

Iowa tourism: Economic impact, quality of life and fun
It’s spring at last, and who doesn’t feel the urge to get out and enjoy…

State grant boosts renovation plans for former Dragon building
Developer Steve Emerson’s plan to renovate the former Dragon building in downtown Cedar Rapids has…

UI team creates technology for wound healing using carbon monoxide
A new technique that heals diabetic wounds and pressure ulcers using carbon monoxide was inspired…

Youth Employment Program returns for summer 2024
The Youth Empowered to Serve (Y.E.S.) employment program has returned to Johnson County for the…

Cedar Ridge spirits earn recognition from industry organizations
The Cedar Ridge Distillery near Swisher has received recognition from two major industry organizations for…

Alex Trunnell named executive director of His Hands Free Clinic
Alex Trunnell has been named the new executive director of His Hands Free Clinic in…

Cedar Rapids wins SBA award as Iowa Small Business Community of the Year
The Iowa district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has named the City…

Data centers bringing big numbers to Iowa
Cedar Rapids area development leaders and policymakers have hailed the pending construction of a Google…

Mount Mercy, St. Ambrose consider ‘strategic combination’
“We are better together,” said Todd Olson, president of Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, as that…

Kirkwood to host third annual Mental Health Summit
Kirkwood Community College is hosting the third annual Mental Health Summit, a day-long event in…

UI Health Care unrolls first phase of brand update this week
This week, University of Iowa Health Care launches the first phase of its rebranding efforts…

A little help for Hoover: UI Marketing Institute students help Herbert Hoover Foundation with major rebrand
The Hoover Presidential Foundation has turned to five University of Iowa students to help with…

Open house celebrates Alliant solar garden; more likely in the works
Even as Alliant Energy leaders and customers touted the completion of Alliant’s first Iowa community…

Kirkwood to offer new cybersecurity and compliance program
Kirkwood Community College will be offering a new Cybersecurity and Compliance program starting this fall.…
