Meld Marketing delves into unsolved Laura Van Wyhe case
Melinda Pradarelli never imagined Meld Marketing, the Iowa City marketing agency she founded in 2016, would become linked to a cold case involving the...
Iowa City named SBA Iowa Small Business Community of the Year
The Iowa District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has named the City of Iowa City as the recipient of its 2023 SBA...
Big Grove launches Gold Can Giveaway in honor of RAGBRAI 50th anniversary
Big Grove Brewery, the official brewery of RAGBRAI and the maker of Iowa’s top-selling hazy IPA Easy Eddy, is commemorating the 50th and golden...
Uptown Marion wins two Main Street Iowa development awards
Uptown Marion received two top awards at the Main Street Iowa Development Awards program April 21 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center...
Iowa Brewers Guild release new, hazy IPA
The Iowa Brewers Guild (IBG) has announced its collaborative new beer, the UNIFY Hazy IPA.
Each purchase of UNIFY will directly benefit the mission of...
Taco Depot headed to downtown Iowa City
Taco Depot, a Cedar Rapids-based restaurant, is expanding to 119 E. Washington St. next to Target in downtown Iowa City.
The former home of Tiki...
Taco Gato now open to public in downtown Cedar Rapids
After a brief soft opening, Taco Gato is now fully open to the public in the heart of downtown Cedar Rapids.
Taco Gato, in the...
Petrost Therapeutics wins $25,000 at Iowa JPEC awards
Petrost Therapeutics recently won first prize at the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Innovation Challenge Awards event.
A total of $125,000 was given...
UI student Vander Sanden heading for entrepreneur competition
Losing $40 on an initial business venture would discourage most 15-year-olds. Instead, it thrust Jacob Vander Sanden into a life of entrepreneurship.
A sophomore at...
SBA approves $20.2 million in Iowa small business loans in March
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa for the month of March 2023, including several loans...