Innovation

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Marion city council approves six-month extension of limited development moratorium

The City of Marion has extended its development moratorium in key rapidly-growing portions of the city for an additional six months, as the city...
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Iowa City launches weekly initiative to connect with local developers

In an effort to foster collaboration and support between developers and the city of Iowa City, the city has launched an initiative to connect...
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Leaders praise ‘transformational’ new Westside Library at groundbreaking ceremony

As hundreds of community leaders and library officials gathered Oct. 18 for a groundbreaking ceremony for the long-planned new Westside Library building and adjoining...
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Iowa Economic Development Authority approves innovation funding for FBB Biomed

Last month, the Iowa Economic Development Authority approved a $250,000 Innovation Acceleration Launch Fund loan from the SSBCI Innovation Fund for Coralville-based FBB Biomed,...
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CRBT donates $100K for new Linn County housing program

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) has announced that it has donated $100,000 to the Alliance for Equitable Housing to fully fund The Landlord...
The new AirCare helicopter, a Bell 429, on the helipad at the university campus of UI Health Care on Friday, July 26, 2024.

UI Health Care and Air Methods to open new AirCare helicopter base in Quad...

University of Iowa Health Care, in conjunction with air medical service Air Methods, has announced plans to open a new helicopter base in Davenport...
University of Iowa Department of Computer Science professor Guanpeng Li.

NSF awards $600,000 to University of Iowa professor for cutting-edge autonomous vehicle safety research

The National Science Foundation has awarded professor Guanpeng Li of the University of Iowa’s Department of Computer Science a $600,000 grant to develop advanced...
Members of the MedBerry team pose with the $1,000 check they received for first place at the Startup games Oct. 5.

MedBerry wins top prize at University of Iowa’s Startup Games

The 2024-25 edition of the Startup Games, hosted by the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC), kicked off on Oct. 4, drawing...

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