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Iowa Finance Authority awards $9.5M in tax credits for affordable housing projects

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors on Wednesday awarded more than $9.5 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction and rehabilitation of 331 affordable rental homes across Iowa. The tax credits were awarded to 10…

Make-A-Wish releases its 2022 Wish Impact Study

Make-A-Wish has released new research in its 2022 Wish Impact Study that provides quantitative data…

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa celebrates 25 years in the Corridor

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is celebrating its 25th anniversary.  In 1997, Physicians’ Clinic of…

My Eyelab expanding to Cedar Rapids market

My Eyelab, a retail brand of Now Optics, is planning an expansion in the Iowa…

Raising Cane’s to open in Coralville on April 12

UPDATED APRIL 4 The popular fast-food chicken fingers chain Raising Cane’s will be opening its…

Red Star Yeast ribbon-cutting marks addition of new fermenter

Red Star Yeast officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, March 31 to mark the construction…

SBA expands pilot program for underserved entrepreneurs

Reforms have been announced to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Community Advantage (CA) loan program,…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Hy-Vee plans OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit

The Hy-Vee OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit, to be held 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 25, is…

Report: More VA services needed in Iowa City

A March report released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicates a desire to…

GoDaddy ends Empower entrepreneur partnership with Jane Boyd

A five-year entrepreneur development partnership between GoDaddy and the Jane Boyd Community House, designed to…

Mortgage rates continue to move up

Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that…

Grants awarded to 59 HBAs, including Iowa, to fund local career events

The National Housing Endowment’s Skilled Labor Fund has awarded funding to 59 home builder associations…

North Liberty gives update on $9.9M city hall project

City officials and Shive-Hattery designers gave North Liberty residents a glimpse into the future on…

A rendering of North Liberty's new city hall, which began construction in early October.

Three companies join Iowa Startup Accelerator

The Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA) has added Haggle, Groov, and Sprayer Mods to its six-month…

Transamerica partners on group plan solution focused on ESG investments

Transamerica has partnered with FuturePlan by Ascensus, Natixis Investment Managers and LeafHouse Financial Advisors LLC…

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Catalytic Data Science joins Integrated DNA Technologies Align program

Global genomics solutions provider Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), based in Coralville, has added Catalytic Data…