Innovation

CIVCO Medical Solutions' new headquarters at 750 Lois Lane houses modern office spaces, product demonstration and training areas, and a fitness gym.

CIVCO Medical Solutions to host open house for new facility

Coralville-based CIVCO medical solutions is opening its doors to the community June 6 to celebrate its new, 96,000-square-foot facility. The company designs and manufactures accessories...
Participants of the 2025 John Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition at the University of Iowa Pappajohn Education and Events Center in Des Moines April 25.

Student entrepreneurs shine in 2025 John Pappajohn Venture Competition

The 2025 John Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition capped off its 25th year on April 25 at the University of Iowa Pappajohn Education and...
Winners of the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center's Innovation Challenge. (Second from left) S5G Therapeutics, and (second from right) Cellular Engineering Technologies.

S5G Therapeutics awarded grand prize in UI JPEC innovation challenge

An ocular therapeutics startup was awarded first place and $50,000 at the University of Iowa’s Innovation Challenge April 30. S5G Therapeutics, comprised of experts in...
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Groundbreaking speakers: LightLine Bridge will be ‘game changer’

As part of the overarching ConnectCR project, the Alliant Energy LightLine bridge will provide an iconic destination in Cedar Rapids and help unite key...
Vermeer Corporation team members pose with their Coolest Thing Made in Iowa trophy during the Iowa Association of Business & Industry (ABI) annual conference in Davenport. Front row, from left, are: Vermeer team members: Kent Thompson, R&D senior engineering manager; Stan Fynaardt, assembler III; Terry Patterson, assembler II; and Mindi Vanden Bosch, vice president of operations. Back row, from left, are: MidWestOne CEO Chip Reese and ABI President Mike Ralston. CREDIT IOWA ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Coolest Thing Made in Iowa nominees announced

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has announced the nominees for its 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest. The annual competition,...
Alliant Energy's Pleasant Creek Solar project spans approximately 1,100 acres in Linn County and is estimated to generate up to 40,000 homes annually.

Alliant Energy’s 200 MW Pleasant Creek Solar facility up and running

The solar facility once known as Duane Arnold Solar is up and running – and has a new name. The 200 megawatt Pleasant Creek Solar...
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Iowa awards $3.4 million in grants to support registered apprenticeship programs

Iowa Workforce Development has announced new grant awards for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) sponsors whose programs are building the workforce pipeline across the state. A total...
Eastern Iowa Airport passenger

Students to showcase real-world business solutions at Eastern Iowa Airport in Junior Achievement 3DE...

This Wednesday, the Coe College Hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport will be filled with high school students from the Alburnett and College Community...

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