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A Toast to Business award winners pose May 1 at the Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. Greater Iowa City, Inc.'s inaugural event recognized outstanding contributions to economic growth, workforce development, and community leadership across Johnson County.

Greater Iowa City, Inc. celebrates Johnson County businesses at inaugural ‘A Toast to Business’ Awards ceremony

More than 300 business and community leaders gathered at the Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on May 1 for Greater Iowa City, Inc.’s inaugural “A Toast to Business” awards ceremony. The ceremony honored Johnson County businesses and individuals for their…

Potential solutions to Iowa’s child care dilemma

At a pair of town halls hosted by the state’s Child Care Task Force, parents…

Iowa ranks 9th in nation for child well-being

An annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has ranked Iowa ninth overall for…

A crisis in ‘all corners of the state’

When COVID-19 struck the nation in the spring of last year, Amy Mayfield Lusche was…

Grow Solar group buy program hits first energy milestone

Nine households in Linn and Johnson counties are now signed up with the Grow Solar…

Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties

Iowa Rural Development Summit 2021 opens registration

Registration is open for the fifth annual Iowa Rural Summit, to be held August 18-20…

Collins Aerospace debuts in-flight services solution

Collins Aerospace has unveiled its new Electronic Cabin Bag (eCB) system, digitizing and automating tasks…

Collins Aerospace eCB

New investigation: Iowans’ access to broadband overreported

More than 387,000 Iowans do not have access to broadband internet, 205 percent higher than…

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Alliant Energy awards innovation scholarships

A total of 25 students in Iowa and Wisconsin recently received $1,000 Innovation Scholarships from…

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EPA awards $2.5 million for Iowa farm water quality projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $2.5 million award to the Iowa Department…

Water quality

Proposed Cedar Rapids FedEx facility would bring 481 jobs

A massive new 479,000-square-foot FedEx facility could be coming to Cedar Rapids if the city…

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Pancheros names Gale new franchise development director

Pancheros, the Iowa City-based fast-service burrito restaurant chain, has named Joe Gale the company’s new…

Joe Gale Pancheros

UScellular donating hotspots to Boys & Girls Clubs

UScellular is donating 35 wireless hotspots and at least 13 months of service to the…

UScellular hotspots

IPERS board hires two new private credit managers

The Investment Board of the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) has hired two new…

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Keene named Tippie College of Business undergraduate dean

Charles Wayne Keene has been named associate dean for undergraduate programs at the University of…

Charles Wayne Keene

Iowa health department seeks input for assessment survey

The Iowa Department of Public Health is asking for public input for Healthy Iowans 2022-2026:…

Healthy Iowans