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Tippie College of Business earns top-10 national ranking for Iowa MBA program

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has earned national recognition for its Iowa MBA program, which was ranked No. 6 overall and No. 4 among public universities in The Princeton Review’s 2025 Top 50 Online MBA Programs. The…

Design Engineers opens new office in Ankeny

Design Engineers, a Cedar Rapids-based mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology (MEPT) engineering firm, has opened…

Adam Bunnell Design Engineers

UI commits $15M in P3 funds to advance cancer care, renovations in FY 2026

The University of Iowa will invest up to $15 million in public-private partnership (P3) funding…

Iowa unemployment rises to 3.6% in May

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6% in May, up from 3.5% in…

Unemployment rate

Iowa City manufactured home residents call for rent moratorium, access to clean, safe water

Johnson County manufactured home park residents are calling for a two-year moratorium on rent hikes,…

Jennifer Sherer (right), director of the State Worker Power Initiative with the Economic Policy Institute, speaks during the Johnson County manufactured home park press conference June 18.

Lawsuit challenging Cedar Crossing casino gaming license denied

An Iowa District Court judge has denied a lawsuit challenging the wording of a 2021…

Judge Michael Schilling Cedar Crossing casino lawsuit

The Downtown Dish: The Ambassadors of Iowa City with Keyon Shelby and Betsy Potter

On this episode, Charlie is on a summer break so Anna is joined by special…

Keyon Shelby, Operations Manager of the Downtown Iowa City Ambassador Program

Iowa AIA chapter to host annual convention Sept. 25-26

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Iowa chapter will host its annual convention Sept. 25-26…

AIA Iowa convention

Manufacturing, ag industry experts weigh in at Tariff Town Hall

Business leaders and farmers gathered at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher on Tuesday to weigh…

Farmers for Free Trade held a Tariff Town Hall at Cedar Ridge Distillery Tuesday, June 17. (From left) Panelists Jeff Quint, CEO of Cedar Ridge Distillery; Richard Dix, vice president of supply chain management with Kinze Manufacturing; Matthew Willimack, board director with Iowa Soybean Association; Chad Hart, economist with Iowa State University; and moderator John Lohman, CEO of the Corridor Business Journal.

IDT expands infectious disease research portfolio with new tools

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a global genomics provider headquartered in Coralville, is expanding its infectious…

Integrated DNA Technologies. CREDIT IDT

Real Success: Clare Duffy & Eric Hanson, co-hosts of The Morning Scramble

Clare Duffy and Eric Hanson are the co-hosts of The Morning Scramble, the morning radio…

Morning Scramble

Clickstop Named to Inc. Magazine’s 2025 Best Workplaces list

Clickstop has once again earned national recognition as one of Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces for…

Clickstop Urbana

John Deere’s CP770 cotton picker ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’

The John Deere CP770 cotton picker, manufactured in Ankeny, has emerged as winner of the…

The John Deere CP770 cotton picker.

Johnson County sees steady tourism gains, with 5.1 million visitors in 2024

While most of the University of Iowa’s more than 30,000 students leave the area during…

The Greater Iowa City, Inc. blue banner displays its new logo.

Can Iowa keep up with rising electricity demand?

For the first time in decades, Iowa is seeing a marked increase in electricity demand,…

Whispering Willow North Wind Farm in Franklin County, Iowa energy

New ‘Cedar Rapids’ sign installed on Mays Island

A new signature “Cedar Rapids” sign is now in place on Mays Island in downtown…

Cedar Rapids sign Mays Island