Innovation
Field Day Brewing wins silver medal at national beer competition
Field Day Brewing earned a silver medal at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival competition for its Lime Featherweight beer. The North Liberty brewery competed against more than 8,500 entries from across the country in the competition hosted by the…
North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign nears finish line for $3.5 million goal
The city of North Liberty is reaching the end of its year-long campaign to raise…
Marion mayor: Central Plaza is ‘crowning jewel’ of recent improvement projects
The March 28 groundbreaking ceremony for the Central Plaza project in City Square Park represents…
X Marks the Arts: new campaign aims to bolster Iowa City’s Cultural & Entertainment District
A new collaborative campaign to showcase the vibrant Downtown Iowa City Cultural & Entertainment District,…
Officials: New 12th Avenue floodgate important, but flood protection efforts must continue
Even as federal, state and local leaders gathered March 28 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for…
Dr. Joseph Walder, founder of Integrated DNA Technologies, dies at 73
Dr. Joseph Walder, founder of Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), died on March 26 in Skokie,…
Following successful testing, ID.me to be required for unemployment claims
Starting April 1, the Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is requiring new unemployment claims be verified…
Transamerica Life Insurance earns awards from several national publications
Transamerica life insurance products recently received awards among their competitors by several national publications. Among…
Pharmacy drive-thru a possibility for Jones Regional Medical Center, thanks to donation
The UnityPoint Health-Jones Regional Medical Center (JRMC) can begin construction on a drive-thru service for…
Does your company make the coolest thing in Iowa? ABI opens nominations for competition
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and MidWestOne are partnering for the first…
Date set for groundbreaking of Marion’s Central Plaza project
A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the next phase of reinvestment in Uptown Marion, known as…
Iowa Economic Development Authority gives final approval for Google, Danisco Inc. facilities
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) unanimously approved Google’s financial incentive package March 22, clearing…
Report: Impact of Caitlin Clark on Iowa economy as much as $82.5 million
A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) indicates that Iowa women’s basketball star…
Google revealed as company planning $576 million data center project in Cedar Rapids
Google has been identified as the company developing a monumental data center project in southwest…
Midwest venture studio Novy expands market presence
Novy, a Midwest venture studio focused on building health care software companies across the United…
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance launches second annual Buy319 campaign
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is launching its second annual Buy319 business-to-business focused campaign.…
