Small Business
Fireside Winery wins Governor’s Cup at Iowa State Fair wine competition
Fireside Winery’s sweet white wine “Blu” won the Governor’s Cup, the top prize at the 2025 Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, the Iowa Wine Growers Association announced. The Eastern Iowa winery’s entry also received the Best of Show Sweet…
Hibu acquires Signpost’s marketing technology platform
Hibu Inc., based in Cedar Rapids, has acquired the marketing technology platform of Signpost, Inc.,…
ICAD, Business Partnership rebrands as Greater Iowa City, Inc.
The recently merged Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) and the Iowa City Area Business…
Iowa City’s only Pakistani restaurant serves big flavors
Hot & Roll may be the best-kept secret in Iowa City. Nestled unobtrusively in a…
SBA awards $300,000 grant to boost Iowa exporting efforts
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded $300,000 to the Iowa Economic Development Authority…
SBA approves $17.5 million in small business loans in August
For the month of August, the U.S. Small Business Administration backed 30 loans for $17,582,300…
NewBo City Market eyes $3 million expansion project
A $3 million expansion project is in the works for the NewBo City Market in…
Dhakai wins $40k at annual entrepreneurial competition
Dhakai, a Des Moines-based technology company and marketplace that helps connect U.S. clothing brands with…
Popular Iowa City dry bar to open Cedar Rapids location
A dry bar, with locations in the Quad Cities and Iowa City, is expanding to…
Historic Stone City General Store Pub to close Nov. 1
The historic Stone City General Store Pub will be closing its doors as a bar…
Eastern Iowa couple acquires renowned Oregon Flute Store
Jonny and Maria Lipford of Cedar Rapids, esteemed figures in the flute community, have announced…
Iowa City’s ‘mindandmineral’ offers iridescence to homes across the U.S.
When Brooke Dearborn Huston graduated from the University of Iowa in 2015, she took a…
Taste of Iowa City 2023 postponed
Taste of Iowa City, presented by MidWestOne Bank, returns to Downtown Iowa City next Tuesday,…
‘Hub of hospitality:’ Coralville turns 150
As the city of Coralville began to grow into the city it is now, it…
Student-owned University Scooters open new Iowa City location
A student-owned Iowa City business that sells scooters will be moving to a new location,…
Crab House seafood restaurant coming to Westdale Town Center
The Crab House, a new seafood restaurant, is set to open later this year in…
