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2025 Forty Under 40: Zach Schladetzky
Zach Schladetzky Digital Marketing Manager | UFG Insurance | AGE: 37 Family: Wife, Gina; daughters, Zita and Zoey Residence and Hometown: Cedar Rapids Education: B.B.A. in marketing from the University of Iowa What was your first job? Car wash associate…
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Greater Iowa City, Inc. unveils new initiatives at annual meeting
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Cedar Ridge expands national profile with bottling partnerships
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North Liberty city council debates allocation of remaining ARPA funds
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University of Iowa moves forward with purchase of Old Capitol Town Center
The University of Iowa is moving forward with the full acquisition of the Old Capitol…

Regent Universities continue process of eliminating DEI departments
Iowa Regent universities are making progress in complying with Senate File 2435, which mandates the…

University of Iowa seeks $80 million in capital improvement projects at Board of Regents meeting
The University of Iowa received approval from the Iowa Board of Regents Nov. 6 for…

Tippie College of Business to suspend admission to graduate finance program
The University of Iowa is requesting to temporarily suspend its Master of Science in Finance…






