Innovation

A building at 200 ACT Drive in Iowa City is undergoing renovations for senior housing. The renovations are part of a broader redevelopment effort for the former ACT campus.

Redevelopment of former ACT campus underway

An extensive redevelopment project at the former ACT campus in Iowa City has been launched. Work is underway on the nearly 400-acre property – bordered by Scott Boulevard, Dodge Street and Interstate 80 – to create a walkable community of…

Novy begins development of first portfolio company

Novy, a Cedar Rapids-based health care venture studio, has entered the creation stage of its…

David Tominsky, Eric Engelmann, Sarah Wallace, Jess Greiner, Krista Martin, Novy venture studio

Ingredion hosts groundbreaking ceremony for $50 million Cedar Rapids expansion

Ingredion leaders and government officials took an opportunity Wednesday, at a groundbreaking ceremony in Cedar…

Ingredion plant manager Patrick Small

South of 6 unveils partnership program to support community-led events

The South of 6 Iowa City Business District has launched the So.6 Event Partnership Program,…

DJ Tone Da Boss of T1 Entertainment takes the stage during the July 12 Unity Exchange on Keokuk Street in the So. of 6 Iowa City Business District.

Airport commissioner: ‘We feel blindsided’ by Alliant power plant proposal

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission and Alliant Energy representatives shared starkly different perspectives Tuesday morning…

Marty Lenss Eastern Iowa Airport

Linn County seeks $20,000 penalty over unpermitted wells at QTS data center construction site

Linn County Public Health is seeking a $20,000 civil penalty from Northern Dewatering after recently…

QTS data center

Airport commission sets special meeting Tuesday to discuss Alliant power plant proposal

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission will hold a special meeting Tuesday morning to discuss Alliant…

Alliant power plant proposed location

City of Anamosa in final phase of downtown revitalization efforts

The city of Anamosa lies at the confluence of the Wapsipinicon River and Buffalo Creek,…

A painter on an extension ladder works on a second story building facade in downtown Anamosa on July 8, 2025.

Zeam focuses on ‘life in real time’ streaming

In a way, Jack Perry’s launch of Zeam has been a natural progression of the…

Zeam encoding studio

QTS data center groundbreaking canceled in wake of deadly New York shooting

The groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for this morning at the QTS data center site in southwest…

QTS data center

Proposed Alliant power plant near airport raises concerns

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission is expressing safety and proximity concerns about an Alliant Energy…

Alliant power plant proposed location

Don Hummer Trucking earns elite fleet certification

Don Hummer Trucking has been certified as a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Elite Fleet carrier,…

Don Hummer Trucking

GALLERY: University of Iowa researchers celebrate launch of satellites

On July 23, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…

People watch the TRACERS launch from the Harris Grade Road in Lompoc, California and then celebrate the launch and follow developments on the livestream.

UI Pharmaceuticals partners with MimiVax on brain cancer treatment

UI Pharmaceuticals (UIP), a division of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, has partnered…

Empty test tubes line a tray

Coe launches risk management/insurance concentration

Coe College is adding a risk management/insurance concentration within its Stead Department of Business Administration…

Coe College

Groundbreaking set Tuesday for QTS data center project

A groundbreaking ceremony is set next week for the Quality Technology Services (QTS) data center…

QTS data center