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Iowa Legal Aid awarded $489,100 grant to expand pro bono services

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is awarding $489,100 to Iowa Legal Aid to expand its pro bono work. Iowa Legal Aid is one of 19 legal services organizations nationwide receiving a grant from LSC’s Pro Bono Innovation Fund. In total,…

Matthew 25 Spring Celebration showcases housing, food access impact

Matthew 25 will host a Spring Celebration event today (April 30) to showcase the nonprofit…

Cultivate Hope Urban Farm Matthew 25

Matteson named new Linn County sustainability director

Cara Matteson has been named Linn County’s new sustainability director, county officials announced April 29.…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

Third installment of Herky on Parade coming to Johnson County in May

Johnson county residents can expect to see a whole lot more of the University of…

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Greater Iowa City Inc. unveils new agritourism brand

Greater Iowa City Inc., Johnson County’s economic development organization, has unveiled a new agritourism brand…

The new brand logo for Agri-CULTURE, Greater Iowa City Inc.'s new agritourism brand that will work to elevate Johnson County agribusinesses.

Iowa City awards nonprofit Dream City nearly $3 million in Inclusive Economic Development funding

Underrepresented entrepreneurs and business owners in Iowa City are getting a boost – a $2.9…

Dream City collaborators (l-r): Angie Jordan, executive director of South of 6 Iowa City Business District; Simeon Talley, founding partner of Community Development Strategies and project coordinator with Dream City; Tasha Lard, founder and CEO at M.O.G.U.L Consulting and owner of JD Beauty Supply; and Frederick Newell, founder and executive director of Dream City.

Iowa City Fire Department announces innovative partnership to protect businesses, homes

The Iowa City Fire Department (ICFD) has announced a new and innovative way to better…

A recent partnership with Community Connect means the Iowa City Fire Department can better protect people and property.

BABL AI takes top prize at Iowa JPEC Innovation Challenge Awards

BABL AI, a company that employs certified independent auditors to ensure systems comply with the…

Shea Brown, owner of BABL AI and first-place winner at the Iowa JPEC Spring Innovation Awards.

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa receives $92,000 grant from Wells Fargo Foundation

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa has received a $92,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation…

Junior Achievement JA BizTown Mobile

UI seeks Board of Regents’ approval for updated proposal renovating Duane Banks stadium

An updated proposal for renovations to the Duane Banks stadium is headed for the Board…

A rendering depicting the renovated Duane Banks stadium.

Leaders laud The Heights as cooperative effort to address affordable housing shortage

Addressing the ongoing shortage of affordable housing in the Cedar Rapids area requires a concerted…

The Heights affordable housing exterior

UI to petition Board of Regents to plan for new hydroscience research building

In a bid to expand its IIHR – Hydroscience & Engineering program, the University of…

Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory

Pet-friendly Johnson County domestic violence shelter expanding

Statistics say 47% of domestic violence survivors will delay leaving their abusers if they cannot…

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Wake up call: UI students create hit lifestyle show after struggling for airtime

Two University of Iowa students struggling for air time on DITV, the UI’s student-run television…

Nataliya Oliynyk (left) and Jackson Kalmar (right), co-hosts of Wake Up Iowa City

Linn County seeks feedback on utility-scale wind ordinance updates

The Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission will hear proposed ordinance amendments for utility-scale wind…

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Van Meter receives DEI award from Rockwell Automation

Van Meter received Rockwell Automation’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award during the 2024 PartnerNetwork…

Van Meter DEI award