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Iowa City, Iowa - FilmScene, a non-profit cinema featuring independent and tought provoking films and events located at the Chauncey Building on January 2, 2020.

FilmScene honored with Governor’s Arts Award

Iowa City-based FilmScene, Iowa’s largest nonprofit cinema, is one of 10 organizations and individuals honored with the Governor’s Arts Award April 29 in a presentation at the Iowa State Capitol. Administered by IEDA’s Iowa Arts Council, “the biennial awards recognize…

PepsiCo named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

PepsiCo ranked first among food, beverage and tobacco industry companies and second overall on the…

PepsiCo

University of Iowa researchers selected to aid NASA mission

Jun Wang, assistant director of the Iowa Technology Institute, was named the principal investigator for…

Iowa Technology Institute Assistant Director Jun Wang and a team of researchers will collect data to help improve regional air quality monitoring and support public health management. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Iowa investing $20 million in Nonprofit Innovation Fund

Governor Kim Reynolds announced a $20 million investment to help nonprofit organizations in Iowa through…

Nonprofit Innovation Fund

Affordable housing crisis: Limited options among issues facing low-income families

The cost of limited affordable housing has dramatically outpaced wages, and local families cannot keep…

Monroe Place Apartments was converted from an elementary school to 19 affordable apartment units in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING NETWORK

Cedar Ridge Distillery receives top honors at Ascot Awards

A selection of whiskeys from Cedar Ridge Distillery received top honors as part of the…

Cedar Ridge

Courage Ride charity bike ride planned for sarcoma cancer research

Courage Ride, an annual charity bike ride benefiting the University of Iowa’s sarcoma cancer research…

Supply, workforce shortages drive up prices, slow down projects

In our new COVID reality, even a rapid economic recovery from a global pandemic has…

Construction of new homes has been delayed due to supply and workforce shortages.

Maryam Thompson out to prove everyone is photogenic

If a client doesn’t like their photos, it’s because the photographer didn’t succeed in showcasing…

Monument Hills IC development would feature senior housing cooperative

A development group is in the initial stages of transforming wooded land in Iowa City…

An aerial view of The Estates in North Liberty, a senior-living cooperative similar to The Borough, a proposed community part of the Monument Hills development.

Iowa City pedicab business offers rides, outdoor advertising advantages

A local company is offering pedicab transportation services around Iowa City for events, date nights…

Iowa City pedicab

Gnarly Pepper overall winner in OpportUNITY pitch competition

Hy-Vee Inc. awarded $50,000 to minority- and women-owned businesses during its OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit…

Gnarly Pepper

South District Diversity Market returns for second season

The 2nd Annual South District Diversity Market will kick off from 1-7 p.m. May 28…

Stanley Black & Decker acquires MSUITE

MSUITE, a Cedar Rapids-based construction technology startup, was acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, a…

Stanley Black & Decker announced the acquisition of MSUITE May 13.

Soda fountain now flowing at Sweet Mercantile in Czech Village

Mary Kay Novak McGrath recalls an era when at least two soda fountains served up…

The soda fountain at Sweet Mercantile in the Czech Village.

Hy-Vee, Worley plan new warehouse facilities in Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized city financial incentives for two new…

Hy-Vee warehouse