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Mackensie Graham

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Mackensie Graham Founder and Attorney  |  Ampersand Legal, PLLC  |  AGE: 34 Family: Spouse Zachary A. Graham Residence: Coralville Hometown: Cedar Falls Education: J.D., University of Iowa College of Law (2021); MPP, University of Northern Iowa (2017); BAJMC, Drake University…

Cedar Rapids council approves resolutions supporting two industrial developments

The Cedar Rapids City Council approved resolutions this week supporting a pair of industrial developments…

Airport Industrial Park rendering

Cedar Rapids council picks developer for Ambroz site redevelopment, but declines to endorse proposed plan

The Cedar Rapids City Council has chosen a developer and a framework of economic incentives…

Ambroz redevelopment proposals

Iowa City awards nonprofit Dream City nearly $3 million in Inclusive Economic Development funding

Underrepresented entrepreneurs and business owners in Iowa City are getting a boost – a $2.9…

Dream City collaborators (l-r): Angie Jordan, executive director of South of 6 Iowa City Business District; Simeon Talley, founding partner of Community Development Strategies and project coordinator with Dream City; Tasha Lard, founder and CEO at M.O.G.U.L Consulting and owner of JD Beauty Supply; and Frederick Newell, founder and executive director of Dream City.

Cottage Grove Place offers arts programming for residents

Kirsten Collins said one of her favorite parts of being life enrichment director at Cottage…

Residents at Cottage Grove Place take part in a painting workshop as a part of the Creative Arts Group.

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

The Avacentre opens new location in Anamosa

The Avacentre is opening a new location in Anamosa next month, making it the third…

Rendering of The Avacentre, coming soon to Anamosa.

Updated MedQuarter master plan sets course for future district improvements

Leaders of Cedar Rapids’ MedQuarter Regional Medical District say their new, updated master plan can…

MedQuarter master plan open space concept

Esports facility eyes Coralville for development

An esports facility is in the works for Coralville, seeking development of a parcel of…

Esports arena

Plan would convert former Higley Mansion to substance abuse treatment facility

A North Liberty developer is pursuing a plan to convert the former Higley Mansion in…

Higley Mansion treatment facility plan

Smith Sanitation is not wasting time

Wesley Smith isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. The long-time Oxford resident started his…

Wesley Smith, owner of Smith Sanitation, takes a moment to adjust a waste bin before setting it on the curb.

Planning Commission OKs preliminary plat for former Transamerica site

Even as the Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for the redevelopment…

Transamerica site proposal

UI Health Care’s Chief Integration Officer to vacate position next month

In January, Mercy Iowa City officially handed over its reins to University of Iowa Health…

Deborah Berini, UIHC's temporary chief integration officer and chief administrative officer, was contracted in December to oversee Mercy Iowa City's transition to UI Health Care. Her last day is May 10.

Iowa City enters agreement with Block by Block, enhanced metropolitan cleaning service

In an effort to advance its Safe and Clean Downtown initiative, the Iowa City Downtown…

A pedestrian walks the sidewalk on a portion of Dubuque Street in Iowa City. The city and Iowa City Downtown District are partnering to contract Block by Block, a national cleaning firm that specializes in keeping downtown area clean and safe.

Iowa City council OKs second reading rezoning former Kirkwood campus

The Iowa City council passed a second reading, 5-1, considering an ordinance that would rezone…

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