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Alliant Energy community solar garden

Cedar Rapids becomes anchor tenant in Alliant Energy community solar garden

The City of Cedar Rapids is now an anchor tenant of Alliant Energy’s community solar garden on the city’s southwest side. The city council voted...
Zero-G fighter pilot helmet Collins Aerospace

Navy awards Collins, Elbit $16 million for fighter pilot helmets

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has awarded Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS) – a joint venture between Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems...
A hydrostation in Guthrie county. Congress’s Community Project Funding supports the installation of additional stream sensors and 30 new hydrostations along the Lower Cedar River and MaqAuoketa River watersheds. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Iowa Flood Center awarded $1 million for Eastern Iowa

Congress’s Community Project Funding awarded the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) $1 million to expand drought and flood monitoring, watershed management and forecasting services in...

Linn County sets dates for readings of updated utility-scale solar ordinance

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has set meeting dates and times for three separate readings of proposed ordinance changes for utility-scale solar projects. The...
Alliant Energy

Alliant Energy reports more than 50% of energy from renewable sources

More than 50% of the energy Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility provided to its customers in 2022 came from renewable energy generation, the utility company...
John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

Dhakai wins $40k at annual entrepreneurial competition

Dhakai, a Des Moines-based technology company and marketplace that helps connect U.S. clothing brands with ethical and sustainable apparel manufacturers, won first place and...
Mike Quinn

North Liberty-based Learn Spatial helps neurodivergent learning

Educational entrepreneur Mike Quinn, based in North Liberty, Iowa, has launched a new and innovative way of learning math and spatial learning.  Mr. Quinn developed...

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