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A rendering of nonprofit Great Plains Action Society's urban Indigenous-led resilience and innovation hub, which is flanked to the east and west by Gilbert Court and Maiden Lane and to the south by East Benton Street in Iowa City. The proposed project spans approximately one acre.

Indigenous-led nonprofit seeks to create ‘resilience and innovation hub’ in Iowa City

An Indigenous-led nonprofit organization focused on environmental and social justice issues, as well as the reclamation and restoration of land, is seeking to purchase an acre of real estate just south of downtown Iowa City. Great Plains Action Society, a…

Micky’s Irish Pub & Grill expanding to North Liberty

Micky’s Irish Pub & Grill is opening up a new restaurant in North Liberty, expanding…

Micky's Irish Pub

Tower Cafe opening in Alliant Energy tower

A new restaurant, Tower Cafe, is opening Friday, Aug. 5 on the street level of…

Tower Cafe Alliant Energy

Inaugural Oktoberfest brings craft beer to Marion

The Marion Chamber announces a new event coming to the metro area. Oktoberfest will be…

UI JPEC businesses compete at Undergraduate Final Pitch

Three University of Iowa founders won two awards apiece at the Hawkeye Summer Accelerator Undergraduate…

Video: ICDD shares returns of 10 years of investment in report

The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) announced this week in its 10 Year Anniversary Mission…

The Iowa City Downtown District currently has around 2,000 residents living within district boundaries.

Almost Famous Popcorn CEO shares D.C. experience 

Fears of a recession loom darkly over small business owners, but Sydney Rieckhoff left the…

Marion company receives one of Iowa’s first Industry 4.0 grants

As president of Marion-based Woodcrafters Inc., Dan Sanderson is always working to use his 25…