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2025 Forty Under 40: Scott Cooley
Scott Cooley Senior Wealth Advisor | Basepoint Wealth | AGE: 39 Residence: North Liberty Hometown: Washington Education: University of Iowa What was your first job? Paper route Who do you consider your local mentors? • Josh Oswald, financial advisor at…
Marion passes moratorium on certain commercial developments in fastest-growing areas
Even as the Marion City Council approved the final consideration of an ordinance imposing a…

Red cup rebellion: Iowa City Starbucks workers join strikes happening nationwide
On Thursday, Iowa City Starbucks employees picketed outside the Clinton Street Starbucks as part of…

Chocolate Shop owner, veteran Ben Davis receives SBA’s Impact Award
Ben Davis, co-owner of the Marion Chocolate Shop in Uptown Marion, was recognized with the…

Solar utility projects seek approval in Johnson County
A solar utility project has its sights set in rural Johnson county, with the potential…

Oral-B enters contract to purchase Kirkwood’s Iowa City campus
After 273 days on the market, Kirkwood Community College has announced a buyer for its…

PinSeekers golf facility ready for business
Commuters on Interstate 380 may be wondering about the mammoth, 200-foot-tall netting that shoots into…

VIDEO TOUR: Pickle Palace inches closer to completion
The name “Pickle Palace” started as an inside joke. But as the 37,455-square-foot, three-story entertainment…

Putting Transamerica on the map
If a nationally-recognized insurance business with nearly 2,500 local employees can be considered a well-kept…

Alliant rate increase proposal draws support, criticism at public comment meeting
Comments were nearly equally split between supporters and opponents as the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB)…

Mercy Iowa City sale to University of Iowa approved
University of Iowa’s acquisition of Mercy Iowa City was approved by bankruptcy court on Monday,…

Czech Feather & Down returns to Cedar Rapids
A family-owned business, more than a century old, has made its way back to Cedar…

First reading of Linn County ‘agritourism’ ordinance amendment approved
With little discussion, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously at a work session…

Local golf on course for more growth?
University of Iowa Hall of Fame golfer Sean McCarty has qualified for three major championships…

Supporters gather for dedication of HallMar Village senior living community
As supporters and staff gathered Thursday, Nov. 2 for a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for…

First Linn County Food Symposium links local food communities together
The first Linn County Food Symposium linked nonprofits, farmers, producers, food service programs and food…






