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Lone Tree and Shueyville receive branding grant
A grant that aims to support rural Johnson County communities develop a cohesive and impactful brand identity has been awarded to the cities of Lone Tree and Shueyville. The 2025 Community Branding Grant, developed by Greater Iowa City, Inc. in…
Blairs Ferry retail on the rise
Crews work on the shell of the Rock Top Bar and Restaurant on a recent…

Washington’s State Theater readies for its closeup
By Emery Styron [email protected] Crystle Christner, manager of the State Theater in Washington, foresees a…

Lion Bridge pouring into Des Moines
By Chase Castle [email protected] Months ahead of the brewery’s second anniversary, the Lion Bridge Brewing…

Hy-Vee on Forevergreen Road delayed until 2017
By Chase Castle [email protected] The opening of a new Hy-Vee grocery store near the border…

Corn refiners look for growth after HFCS lawsuit
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The sweetener marketing wars fueled by health claims against high fructose…

Marion mayor asks citizens to ‘reach higher’
Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly greets well-wishers following his first State of the City address, given…

Iowa City Brewlab brings family chemistry
By Chase Castle [email protected] Drew Letcher wasn’t planning to parlay his computer science skills into…
Employees seeking more as conditions improve
By Angela Holmes [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS—As the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession,…

CRST focuses on building from within
CEO magazine ranks company as one of best for leadership development By Dave DeWitte…

Zephyr Printing moving to Ped Mall
Store associate Jacob Pajunen (right) and manager Dave Hansen service customers at Zephyr Printing &…

Century-old St. Martin Land diversifies from oil
St. Martin Land President Susan Corrigan shows a framed set of original St. Martin stock…

Business leaders take stock of 2016
Anne Parmley, managing director, National Assessment Services at Pearson in Iowa City, discusses the move…

‘Tacopocalypse’ no longer opening in Coralville
By Chase Castle [email protected] Foodies anticipating the opening of the Asian-fusion restaurant Tacopocalypse at the…

MetaCommunications seeks out new metro markets
MetaCommunications’ office at 105 E. College St. in Iowa City opened this summer, and recently…

Paulson Electric flows to the fourth generation
Ron Olson, former president of Paulson Electric (left) stands with his daughter Mindy Olson, vice…
