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The entrance of ACT's campus, on the corner of ACT Place and Scott Boulevard, Iowa City.

Hills Bank to acquire portion of former ACT campus in Iowa City for $20.7 million

Hills Bank and Trust Company has entered into an agreement to purchase a portion of the former ACT campus in Iowa City for $20.7 million, the company announced May 15. The acquisition, first disclosed in a Form 8-K filing with…

Travero holds grand opening of wind turbine blade recycling plant

After over a year in the making, REGEN Fiber’s new Fairfax recycling facility saw its…

The interior of REGEN Fiber's wind turbine blade recycling plant. CREDIT REGEN FIBER

University of Iowa seeks expansion, renovation of Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa is seeking approval to move forward with expansion and renovation plans…

Pappajohn Business Building University of Iowa

From farm to feast: How Corridor restaurants work with local farms to enhance their menus

The phrase “farm-to-table dining” evokes many images: steaming platters of bacon and greens, freshly collected…

The exterior of Cobble Hill restaurant as seen on May 30, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. farm-to-table dining

Mercy Cedar Rapids to host career fair in partnership with IowaWORKS

Mercy Cedar Rapids is hosting a career fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday,…

Plumb Heart Center

‘Coolest Thing’ contest spotlights Iowa’s diverse, creative manufacturing sector

Even Chip Reeves, who heads Iowa’s largest publicly-traded bank and oversees deals every day that…

Coolest Thing Made in Iowa logo

Iowa City Transit seeks feedback on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program

As a condition of using federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration, Iowa City Transit…

Iowa City Transit electric buses

Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Marion seek new director for Collaborative Growth Initiative

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance (CRMEA) is seeking a new full-time Talent Attraction Director…

Downtown Cedar Rapids

Iowa City’s Pagliai’s Pizza building designated as historic landmark

An iconic Iowa City building with ties to Czech immigrants was recently designated a historic…

302-316 E. Bloomington St., an iconic Iowa City building with Czech roots, was designated a historic landmark at the city council's May 21 meeting. Pagliai

EV charging infrastructure growing slowly in Iowa

A devoted environmentalist, Mike Carberry purchased a Chevy Bolt last year and is now among…

An EV owner plugs his vehicle into a charging station at McGrath Kia, 1020 N Center Point Rd., Hiawatha.

Iowa Leading Indicators Index sees slight decrease from April

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) decreased to 105.5 in April from 105.6 in March,…

Iowa Leading Indicators Department of Revenue

Editorial: Study reveals Duane Arnold Energy Center could be restarted

There’s a glimmer of hope to correct the region’s biggest economic blunder in a generation:…

Workers perform maintenance at the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear after the plant was shut down for refueling.

Mercy Cedar Rapids adds new plastic and reconstructive surgery clinic

Mercy Cedar Rapids has announced the opening of its new Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic…

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Mercy

Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum aims to commence renovations by 2025, reopen by 2026

After more than a 30-year wait, The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West…

A statue of Herbert Hoover fishing is seen at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

GALLERY: See the progress at the new UIHC campus in North Liberty

As construction continues at the site of the University of Iowa Health Care campus in…

Site tour of the University of Iowa Health Care campus in North Liberty under construction on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. CREDIT UIHC

Russell Industrial Park buildings sold for $42.6M to Midwest Equity Investors

Two buildings in the Russell Industrial Park in Davenport have been sold for $42.6 million. One…

Here are three buildings in the Russell Industrial Park, located near Davenport’s Northwest Boulevard and Interstate 80. Two buildings in the Russell Industrial Park in Davenport have been sold for $42.6 million to an undisclosed private buyer. One real estate official called it one of the biggest sales transactions in QC history. CREDIT RUSSELL