Innovation
ALPLA opens development hub in Iowa City
Packaging manufacturer ALPLA Inc. has opened a new Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City, establishing what the company calls the first apprenticeship program of its kind in North America. Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague and Austrian Ambassador Petra Schneebauer…
NewBoCo announces $15,000 prize pool for ENTREFest pitch competition
NewBoCo has announced a $15,000 prize pool for the ENTREFest Pitch Competition at the annual…
UPDATE: ‘Core’ mixed-use project expected to propel development of downtown presence in Hiawatha
Hiawatha officials are hoping plans for the “The Core,” a mixed-use development planned near the…
Southeast Middle School students to paint murals for Iowa City’s South of 6 neighborhood
Studio art students at Southeast Middle School are creating four original murals this week for…
Iowa tourism professionals receive $40,000 in scholarship funding for 2026
Iowa Travel Industry Partners and the Iowa Tourism Office have announced the final round of…
Greater Iowa City launches annual survey to gauge business climate across Johnson County
Greater Iowa City, Inc. has opened its 2026 Business Retention and Expansion Survey, inviting Johnson…
Cedar Rapids-based Van Meter breaks ground on Minnesota distribution center expansion
Van Meter held a groundbreaking ceremony April 29 for a major expansion of its regional…
GreatAmerica executives featured in Cannata Report video interview series
Cedar Rapids-based GreatAmerica Financial Services is the subject of a multi-part video interview series published…
Iowa nuclear energy sales tax bill heads to governor
Lawmakers in the Iowa House and Senate have reached agreement on a measure providing tax…
Technology Association of Iowa, Economic Development Authority launch tech talent recruitment network
The Technology Association of Iowa has partnered with the Iowa Economic Development Authority to launch…
Alliant seeks IUC decision on Linn County natural gas power plant by December
Alliant Energy is asking for a decision from the Iowa Utilities Commission by December on…
University of Iowa students pitch AI-powered business concepts at IdeaStorm competition
Lyndsey Mekelburg took first place and $500 at the University of Iowa IdeaStorm Applied AI…
Iowa awards $3.25 million in grants to support apprenticeship programs statewide
Iowa is awarding more than $3.25 million in grants to support 70 registered apprenticeship programs…
Cedar Rapids’ Executive Aero Club helps private pilots be ready for takeoff
As Matthew Gunderson sees it, the newly-formed Executive Aero Club is not simply a members-only…
QTS data center project will put Cedar Rapids on ‘cutting edge,’ leaders say after site tour
The massive QTS data center campus now under construction on the south edge of Cedar…
Area residents raise more concerns about proposed Alliant gas-fired power plant in Linn County
A number of area residents expressed concerns about Alliant Energy’s proposed natural gas-fired power plant…
