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Fireside Winery wins Governor’s Cup at Iowa State Fair wine competition
Fireside Winery’s sweet white wine “Blu” won the Governor’s Cup, the top prize at the 2025 Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, the Iowa Wine Growers Association announced. The Eastern Iowa winery’s entry also received the Best of Show Sweet…
IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs, hiring events this spring
April and May will be busy months for the IowaWORKS offices in Cedar Rapids and…

Indian Creek Nature Center receives $250,000 in ARPA funding
Indian Creek Nature Center has announced it has been awarded $250,000 of Linn County’s $11…

Registration open for 2022 EFY Race Against Breast Cancer
Registration is now open for the 32nd annual Especially for You(r) (EFY) Race Against Breast…

Coralville volunteer receives lifetime service award from Alzheimer’s Association
The Gary Wicklund Lifetime of Service Award has been named after and awarded to Gary…

IGNITE Innovation Showcase set at Iowa State University April 18-22
The second annual IGNITE Innovation Showcase is just around the corner. Join the Student Innovation…

Solomon’s Landing, Forevergreen Estates projects accepted
North Liberty green-lit numerous housing developments over the course of an April 12 city council…

Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3.3% in March
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in March, which is down from 3.5%…

Amana Performing Arts Center launching at former Old Creamery site
The former Old Creamery Theatre in Amana is being reborn under a new moniker –…

Iowa City Community School District Foundation receives $1 million gift
Coralville resident Christine N. Boge committed a planned gift of $1 million to the Foundation…

Farm to Street Dinner seeking applications from restaurants
The Farm to Street Dinner, hosted by the city of Iowa City in partnership with…

Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse marks 25 years in retail
Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse, 1682 Dubuque Road in Marion, will mark 25 seasons in…

SBA approves $17.2 million in Iowa small business loans in March
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 40 loans for $17,231,300 to Iowa businesses in March,…

Cedar Rapids council propels ‘complicated’ First and First West project forward
With acknowledgement from both city leaders and developers that the plan is among the most…

Linn County supervisors award first round of ARPA funding
The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday awarded the first round of funding from…

Red Vespa closes in Solon
Red Vespa, the first pizzeria in Iowa to be certified by the True Neapolitan Pizza…






