Innovation

Wolf Carbon carbon dioxide hazardous material pipeline

Linn hazardous material pipeline ordinance set for revamp

A proposed Linn County ordinance establishing setbacks from private hazardous material pipelines is heading back to the drawing board, county supervisors decided April 19,...
Noah Laird, co-foundre of Petrost Therapeutics, at the Innovation Challenge Awards event on April 12, 2023, at MERGE in Iowa City, Iowa. CREDIT DARREN MILLER

Petrost Therapeutics wins $25,000 at Iowa JPEC awards

Petrost Therapeutics recently won first prize at the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Innovation Challenge Awards event. A total of $125,000 was given...
Bertram Road Bridge preservation update

Linn County officials continue to evaluate Bertram ‘Blue’ Bridge options

Officials with the Linn County Secondary Road Department and engineering contractors continue to evaluate removal and preservation options for the historic Bertram “Blue” Bridge,...
MidAmerican wind turbines

Iowa submits hydrogen hub application with Nebraska, Missouri

Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri have submitted a joint grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Mid-Continent Clean Hydrogen Hub...
Jacob Vander Sanden

UI student Vander Sanden heading for entrepreneur competition

Losing $40 on an initial business venture would discourage most 15-year-olds. Instead, it thrust Jacob Vander Sanden into a life of entrepreneurship. A sophomore at...

ICABP, ICAD announce 2023 Innovation in Education awards

The Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP) and the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) have announced the teachers, students, staff, school groups and...

Cedar Lake, African American Museum projects receive Enhance Iowa grants

The Enhance Iowa Board has awarded a total of $17.75 million in grants to 20 projects statewide, including two Cedar Rapids projects and the...

IEDA approves assistance for three innovation startups in Iowa

Iowa City’s SmartScripts Holdings LLC is one of three Iowa startups receiving innovation funding through Iowa’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), the Iowa...

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