Innovation
Corridor startups land state funding in latest IEDA assistance package
Three Corridor-area startups are among the recipients of a new round of state funding assistance approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), including a Coralville medical device company and two Cedar Rapids businesses. The IEDA Board approved the awards…
NRC to hold public meeting April 14 on Duane Arnold restart
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting April 14 to discuss licensing reviews…
Iowa City zoning amendments would allow conversion of former hotelVetro and Hotel Chauncey to residential uses
A pair of text amendments to Iowa City’s central business zoning code could pave the…
Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores joins S&P 500
Casey’s General Stores Inc. has been added to the S&P 500, marking the first time…
UI Health Care opens expanded postpartum unit
University of Iowa Health Care has opened an expanded inpatient postpartum unit, adding capacity for…
Public voting opens for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’ competition
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has opened public voting for its third annual…
Iowa creates mechanism for rural site certification
After more than a decade of success attracting new and expanding companies to Iowa’s shovel-ready…
Bondurant leads the state in certified sites
The poster child of the Iowa Certified Sites program clearly would be the City of…
Iowa’s Certified Sites accelerating ‘speed to market’
Amazon. Conagra Foods. Fair Oaks Foods. Google. Kraft Heinz. Microsoft. QTS. Nestle Purina. Saber Industries.…
Iowa Medical Society Foundation names 19 medical students as 2026 Global Health Scholarship recipients
The Iowa Medical Society Foundation has selected 19 medical students — 11 from the University…
Degree-job mismatch driving Iowa graduate exodus, CSI report finds
A new report from Common Sense Institute (CSI) Iowa finds that a mismatch between the…
Samsung Electronics to relocate, expand within Cedar Rapids
Samsung Electronics is relocating within Cedar Rapids and expanding its research and development operations as…
Lubben Vineyards of Anamosa wins pair of awards at 2026 Iowa Wine Growers Association banquet
Lubben Vineyards & Wines took home two awards from the Iowa Wine Growers Association’s 2026…
Millstream Brewing acquires Kismet Kombucha
Millstream Brewing Co., based in Amana, has acquired Kismet Kombucha, adding the small-batch kombucha brand…
Russell father-daughter team raises the family business to new heights
In Eastern Iowa, Russell may be one of the most recognized businesses of its kind.…
Palo town hall on proposed Google data center draws pointed questions
A town hall-style meeting in Palo Tuesday night, March 24, intended as an open discussion…
