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This 86.1-kilowatt solar array, located on the Wernimont farm near Peosta, was installed by Eagle Point Solar in 2022. CREDIT EAGLE POINT SOLAR

Renewable energy is big in Iowa, but can growth continue?

In the past decade, renewable energy production has surged across the United States, a trend that is clearly evident in Iowa. According to an April 2024 report from Climate Central, an independent nonprofit group of scientists and communicators focused on…

NASA funding for UI professor to aid next-gen nuclear propulsion

NASA has selected UI professor Xuan Song’s research proposal as one of four Iowa projects…

UI professor Xuan Song works on 3d printing of ceramics and polymers at the CCAD Engineering Research Facility.

Van Meter expands robotics capabilities with three supplier partnerships

Cedar Rapids-based Van Meter announced a new partnership Aug. 9 with robotics supply partners Comau,…

Van Meter

GDIT given prime position on $10 billion medical research contract

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded the…

GDIT

Linn County commission recommends Duane Arnold Solar rezoning

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a renewable energy overlay…

Corridor employers collaborate on health care, workforce solutions

More than 30 Eastern Iowa employers in the Corridor met at TrueNorth Companies headquarters in…

Corridor employees collaborate

Inaugural Iowa Homeownership Incubator applications now open

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and the Iowa Association of Realtors (IAR) announced the inaugural…

Iowa Homeownership Incubator

Chemo Care Solutions wins first place at University Pitch Madness

Chemo Care Solutions, a University of Iowa-based small business in the medical device space, won…

Chemo Care Solutions founder Madeleine Humpal-Pash presents at University Pitch Madness in Chicago.

ADM launches online farming course

Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) has developed an online course, called Shift, for producers to better…

ADM Cedar Rapids

Iowa Technology Leadership Institute applications are open

The Iowa Technology Leadership Institute (ILTI), an initiative of the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI),…

Iowa Technology Leadership Institute

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to host entrepreneurship competition

Reserved for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IBFF) members aged 18-35, the organization is accepting applications…

General Dynamics supercomputers begin running NOAA forecast models

Experts anticipate new supercomputers, first announced in February with a contract award to General Dynamics…

GDIT

T-Mobile bringing 5G home internet to Iowa

T-Mobile is expanding 5G home internet to 81 cities and towns across five states, including…

T-Mobile 5G Iowa

New Big Grove brewing process to reduce carbon footprint

A $37,000 grant from the city of Iowa City is going toward the purchase of…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital installs The C.A.R.E. Channel

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has installed The C.A.R.E. Channel on TVs in patient…

A screenshot of The C.A.R.E. Channel, now available at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital.

Green jobs in Iowa have promising future, report finds

A new report finds that Iowa’s green jobs economy is strong and poised for huge…

Green jobs