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S5G Therapeutics awarded grand prize in UI JPEC innovation challenge
An ocular therapeutics startup was awarded first place and $50,000 at the University of Iowa’s Innovation Challenge April 30. S5G Therapeutics, comprised of experts in clinical and translational medicine, biomedical research, pharmaceutical sciences and business development, placed in the Graduate/Faculty/Staff/Incubator…
Branstad discusses trade agreement with China
At the CBJ’s first China & Trade Symposium held May 26 at the DoubleTree by…
Hot housing market shows few signs of cooling off
Iowa real estate activity remained fast-paced last month, eclipsing April 2020 in most categories according…
Area residents decry NextEra solar farm proposal near Palo
NextEra Energy’s proposed plan to build a large-scale solar farm at and around the now-shuttered…
Study: Iowa renters at high risk of falling off financial cliff
Iowa renters are among the Americans most at risk of crashing off a financial cliff…
Neumann Monson wins AIA Iowa Impact and COTE honors
Neumann Monson Architects earned a pair of awards last month from the American Institutes of…
UPDATED: UIHC reapplies for North Liberty facility
University of Iowa Health Care officials are again requesting permission to build a new $230…
Iowa emergency notification system getting upgrade
Alert Iowa, Iowa’s statewide emergency notification system, is receiving an upgrade that will increase its…
Cargill, Frontline partner on cooking oil management system
Cargill has joined with Frontline International to develop the Kitchen Controller automated oil management system.…
State board to decide on redevelopment project funding in June
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board is expected to decide at its June 18 meeting…
UnityPoint set to break ground on new Marion clinic
Marion and the surrounding area will soon have a new healthcare provider – UnityPoint Clinic…
Cosmo scooters launch as part of Cedar Rapids bike share program
Cedar Rapids has a new addition to its bike-share program – Cosmo scooters. They arrive…
Nominations open for TAI’s 2021 Prometheus Awards
The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) has announced that the nomination period is now open…
Iowa City Area Development Group hires Mark Butland as Director of the Iowa EdTech Collaborative
Mark Butland is the new director of the Iowa EdTech Collaborative according to a release…
CID to suspend Travel Well health screening
Travel Well, a health-screening program implemented in January for all outbound passengers at The Eastern…
Restaurant operators say they ‘can’t win for losing’
When the Centers for Disease Control opened the floodgates May 13 to vaccinated Americans getting…
