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Leadership Iowa University 2025

Leadership Iowa University concludes 2025 week-long program for college students

Leadership Iowa University completed its annual five-day program for 2025, with 18 college students and interns focused on professional development and exploring career opportunities in Iowa. The participants engaged in professional and personal development activities, toured businesses and industries, and…

Marion named Community of the Year by Community Playmaker

Community Playmaker, a website designed to provide news, features, and trends that highlight American communities…

Marion Uptown Plaza

IEDA awards $550,000 in innovation funding to six Iowa startups

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) recently awarded $550,000 in innovation funding to six startup…

Iowa Economic Development Authority

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance looks to build on success

In many ways, 2023 was among the most successful years in the 13-year history of…

Hugh Ekberg Anne Parmley Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance annual meeting

Common Sense Institute announces expansion into Iowa

The Common Sense Institute (CSI), a non-partisan organization focused on employment and economic issues, has…

Kristin Strohm Common Sense Iowa

Hiawatha council approves new hotel feasibility study

A new study will be conducted to assess the feasibility of attracting a hotel or…

Hiawatha City Hall

Hometown Restyling celebrates 38 years with revised brand

Remodeling company Hometown Restyling has introduced a new brand identity and website to reflect the…

Hometown Restyling sign

Informatics launches in-house SEO studio

Informatics Inc. has announced the launch of its new in-house specialty studio, SEO Boost. This…

Informatics Cedar Rapids

YMCA of Washington County awarded $4k Sports Tourism grant

At its Jan. 11 meeting, the Enhance Iowa Board awarded an estimated $1.8 million in…

Runners at the starting line of the Kewash Half Marathon.

International plastics manufacturer to add training facility in Iowa City

Austrian-based company Alpla, Inc. has plans to develop a training facility in Iowa City to…

Greater Iowa City, Inc. seeks collaboration with Iowa City Council

Johnson County’s economic development organization, Greater Iowa City, Inc., is seeking a closer collaboration between…

The Greater Iowa City, Inc. blue banner displays its new logo.

Year-old Iowa LFPA surpasses $2 million mark

The Iowa Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (ILFPA) recently surpassed $2 million in…

A worker loads produce into a refrigerator.

Food nonprofits see fruitful year, despite ongoing drought

2023 wasn’t exactly a banner year for agriculture – Iowa saw its third year of…

Farm Coordinator Sarah Nelson harvest-garlic scapes.

Involta appoints new CEO

Involta, founded and headquartered in Cedar Rapids, has appointed Brett Lindsey as its chief executive…

Brett Lindsey Involta CEO

Robotic surgery program hits 10,000th procedure milestone

The Perioperative Robotics Program at UI Health Care recently marked a milestone with its 10,000th…

Megan Mulholland, RN, BSN, prepares an Operating Room and robot for a Robotic Prostatectomy at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

CBJ Newsmakers: The rise and fall of Moxie Solar

This story is a part of the CBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

Moxie Solar