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Coralville ed-tech firm’s reading platform tapped as partner in Wyoming Department of Education literacy program
The Wyoming Department of Education has landed a nearly $10 million federal grant to expand a reading intervention program developed by a Coralville-based education technology company to rural students across multiple states. Foundations in Learning, maker of the WordFlight reading…
New Iowa State research project will help aging population in rural Iowa
Rather than nursing homes being the default living option as people age, an Iowa State…

Energage recognizes TrueNorth as a 2022 Top Workplace
TrueNorth Companies has earned a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award from Energage, an organization that…

Whirlpool wins ‘Best Cause-Related Video’ highlighting work in social responsibility
Whirlpool Corporation has been named a winner of the “Best Cause-Related Video” in Ragan Communications’…

Linn County casino group not included in Peninsula Pacific acquisition
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), the parent company of the Cedar Rapids Development Group that’s pursuing…

Nebullam Farms to expand into Iowa City, Coralville ahead of schedule
Home to Iowa’s only indoor farms, Nebullam Farms is once again expanding – this time…

EIHC recipient of $500,000 Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Grant
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded a $500,000 System and Capacity Building grant…

JRMC named Top 100 Critical Access Hospital
UnityPoint Health – Jones Regional Medical Center (JRMC) in Anamosa has been recognized as a…

UI benefactor Henry Tippie dies
Henry Tippie, the Belle Plaine farm boy who went on to become a major benefactor…

Daylight Donuts in Iowa City to become Donutland on March 1
A Cedar Rapids-based donut shop is expanding again – this time as part of a…

ICAD quarterly investor council meeting previews development projects
City officials from Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Tiffin and Solon met Feb. 17 to…

Alliant Energy reports increased earnings, income for 2021
Alliant Energy reported annual financial results Thursday for 2021, including substantial increases in adjusted earnings…

UI Health Care’s Brooks Jackson steps down, further reshuffles leadership
Brooks Jackson, the University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and dean of the…

UPDATE: Downtown IC high-rise site plan review fails
FEB. 28: The proposed 13-story high-rise at 21 S. Linn St. in Iowa City has…

ImOn being acquired by Goldman Sachs
Cedar Rapids-based ImOn Communications has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Goldman Sachs…

Active Endeavors moving to Iowa River Landing
A longtime downtown Iowa City business is pulling up stakes as its new owner hopes…






