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Top 16 finalists announced in 2025 ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’ contest

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has announced the Top 16 finalists in the 2025 “Coolest Thing Made in Iowa” contest, following nearly 27,000 votes cast during the initial public voting round. The finalists will now face off…

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

Kirkwood Community College partners with CID to offer new avionics program

Even amid a highly competitive labor market for aircraft mechanics, Matt Wolford wasn’t too concerned…

Iowa City Downtown District adding more than 1,100 beds this year

Numerous housing developments underway in and near the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) this year…

The Iowa City Downtown District currently has around 2,000 residents living within district boundaries.

University of Iowa welcomes summer cohort of professionals from Africa

Two dozen young entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa are hoping a six-week trip to Eastern Iowa…

Planning commission approves Kestrel Heights housing development in Cedar Rapids

Plans for a new 89-unit single-family housing development near the Rompot neighborhood and Cargill’s new…

Kestrel Heights appeal denied

Update: The Housing Fellowship agrees to vacant lot price for Student Built House

The city of Iowa City has reached an agreement to sell the vacant lot at…

The former house at 724 Ronalds Street in Iowa City that has since been demolished. The Housing Fellowship is attempting to purchase to the land.

Utilities Board sets public meetings for Wolf Carbon CO2 pipeline proposal

The Iowa Utilities Board has approved a series of six public informational meetings requested by…

Wolf Carbon pipeline route

Video: Committee to share findings of Indian Creek master plan study

Creekside Pride, an initiative that surfaced in 2018 through the Marion Chamber-led community visioning process…

First phase of Prairie Landing housing development launches

The first phase of the Prairie Landing housing development in northeast Cedar Rapids was officially…

Skogman Homes Prairie Landing

Iowa City High School receives donated trailer for vocational trade program

The Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS (ICAAR) donated a trailer to hold construction supplies…

The Iowa City Association of Realtors donated a trailer for Iowa City High School's vocational trade program.

Iowa City hosts 54th Annual Sidewalk Sales this weekend

Downtown Iowa City’s 54th Annual Sidewalk Sales returns this weekend, today-Sunday. More than 30 downtown…

Iowa City sidewalk sales

Goldman Sachs survey: Small business facing unprecedented challenges

Ahead of the largest gathering of small business owners in U.S. history – Goldman Sachs…

Mediacom: nearly 7K Iowa households participating in Affordable Connectivity Program

Mediacom Communications reports that it now has more than 25,000 customers, including nearly 7,000 Iowa…

UFG Insurance honored for excellence in marketing, video

The Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) announced UFG Insurance as a winner of five…

UFG Insurance

Iowa Workforce Development awards more than $3.6 million to expand apprenticeship programs

Iowa Workforce Development announced it has awarded over $3.6 million in funding designated to create…

Iowa WorkForce Development