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(Third from right) Cecilia Rokusek, NCSML president and CEO, and Stefanie Kohn, curator, display their award at the Živa Award ceremony.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earns international heritage preservation award

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library earned international recognition for preserving cultural identity and heritage worldwide during a conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Forum of Slavic Cultures, an international nonprofit headquartered in Slovenia, honored NCSML with the…

Iowa City launches grant program for commercial property improvements

Iowa City has opened applications for a new grant program aimed at improving commercial properties…

Iowa City Dubuque Street celebration

MidAmerican Energy looks to purchase 20 acres in Iowa City’s industrial campus

MidAmerican Energy is seeking to purchase approximately 20 acres of land in Iowa City’s industrial…

As Google considers Linn County data center, county leaders seek water resource study

As Google reportedly considers building its second data center complex in Linn County, county supervisors…

Construction continues at Google’s data center project, near the intersection of 76th Avenue and Edgewood Road SW, Cedar Rapids.

Fenōkee furniture merges art and craft

The small forge takes up only a fraction of the space in the converted workshop,…

Drew Hart and Annie McElree of Fenokee furniture pose in their workshop in Cedar Rapids Sept. 26, 2025. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Popeyes sues Iowa franchisee for continuing operations after franchise termination

Popeyes Louisiana Chicken is suing an Iowa franchise owner for continuing to operate under the…

A Popeyes under construction at 1926 Keokuk St. In Iowa City

Record-breaking participation at 2025 Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer

A sea of walkers and runners in “scuba blue” T-shirts washed over downtown Cedar Rapids,…

efy race against breast cancer 2025

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center marks 10-year milestone

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week,…

St. Luke's Nassif Radiation Center

Northtowne Cycling + Fitness, century-old Cedar Rapids bike shop, sold to new owner

Northtowne Cycling + Fitness bike shop, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, has been…

Northtowne Cycling bike shop sold

Shop Iowa Day returns Oct. 8 to celebrate small businesses statewide

Shop Iowa Day will return Oct. 8, bringing together small businesses and communities across Iowa…

shop iowa logo

Greater Iowa City, Inc.’s Childcare Solutions Summit to tackle childcare, workforce challenges in Johnson County

Business leaders, HR professionals and community partners will gather Oct. 14 for the Childcare Solutions…

Child Care Incentive

Cedar Rapids dentist surrenders license after fraud, incompetence allegations

A Cedar Rapids dentist has agreed to surrender his license after the Iowa Dental Board…

Iowa Dental Board

Iowa Children’s Museum to host first adults-only night

The Iowa Children’s Museum will host its first adults-only event Nov. 14, offering visitors 21…

Iowa Children's Museum

Alliant Energy ‘deprioritizing’ proposed Fairfax site for new power plant

UPDATED WITH FAIRFAX CITY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENT: In the wake of concerns raised by Eastern Iowa…

Alliant power plant proposed location

Integrated DNA Technologies, Hamilton partner to automate next-gen sequencing workflows

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has announced a global partnership with Hamilton, a company specializing in…

IDT and Hamilton logos

Havenpark Communities to increase rent on Johnson County manufactured home parks despite calls for rent moratorium

Residents of Utah-based Havenpark Communities’ manufactured home parks in Johnson County say despite a plea…

Residents of Havenpark Communities' manufactured home parks in Johnson County, along with supporters, walk to the manager's office at Modern Manor.