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ICAAR’s Community Outreach members pose with donated school supplies in August 2025. From left: Megan Flewellyn, ICAAR CEO; Kayla Fisher, Jessica Campbell, Sarah Miller and Tracey Molina

ICAAR completes successful school supply drive

The Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS has wrapped up its summer school supplies drive, contributing to United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties’ Ready, Set, School event, which supports more than 1,800 K–12 students in Johnson and Washington counties.…

Blue Lagoon Pool and Spa celebrates move to Hiawatha

The Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation (HEDCO) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 18 to welcome Blue…

Blue Lagoon Pool and Spa ribbon cutting

Linn County seeks feedback on utility-scale wind ordinance updates

The Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission will hear proposed ordinance amendments for utility-scale wind…

Wind turbines

Van Meter receives DEI award from Rockwell Automation

Van Meter received Rockwell Automation’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award during the 2024 PartnerNetwork…

Van Meter DEI award

Dupaco Foundation to award $250,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations

The Dupaco Foundation has announced the launch of its annual nonprofit grant program. The competitive…

Dupaco

Iowa unemployment rate decreases to 2.9% in March

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9% in March, down from a revised February…

IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center

Rock Valley Physical Therapy hosts ribbon-cutting, open house at new Marion clinic

Physicians Clinic of Iowa/Rock Valley Physical Therapy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house April…

Rock Valley Marion clinic open house

Think Iowa City offering community event grants for 2024, 2025

Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, is offering grants up…

Think Iowa City

Iowa City council votes ‘yes’ to new Procter & Gamble facility

A new Oral-B facility will join two other Procter & Gamble (P&G) locations in Iowa…

Kirkwood's Iowa City campus, located at 1828 Lower Muscatine Road.

Pagliai’s Pizza building one step closer to being designated a historic landmark

An iconic Iowa City building with bohemian roots is one step closer to being designated…

A&A Pagliai's Pizza, located at 302 E. Bloomington St. in Iowa City CREDIT REMAX

Alliant Energy receives award for commitment to veterans

For the second consecutive year, Alliant Energy has received a 3 Star Employer award from…

Alliant Energy tower

Modern to be featured on ‘Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid’

Modern, a leading mechanical contractor headquartered in Cedar Rapids, will be featured on an upcoming…

The Modern Companies at 500 Walford Road in Cedar Rapids.

Coe College announces Iowa Ready Initiative

Amid a host of starts and stops by the U.S. Department of Education’s rollout of…

Coe College Sinclair Auditorium

TrueNorth launches Community Practice focused on Corridor region

TrueNorth Companies, a privately-held risk management and insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, has…

TrueNorth

Monopoly Tournament to benefit UNI Center for Real Estate Education

An annual Monopoly tournament benefiting the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Center for Real Estate…

Peoples Company's annual Monopoly tournament will be April 24.

Iowa dairy farmers, poultry producers encouraged to remain vigilant against threat of HPAI

With spring migration in full swing, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are…