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Braden Smith is the co-creator of SAIL Assistant, a chatbot designed to assist small cities with resident requests.

SAILing into the future: chatbot helps small municipalities navigate resident requests

Chatbots are rapidly reshaping the way we communicate with businesses, blending AI and instant messaging to deliver customer service, tech support and even therapy – without a human on the other end. Two entrepreneurs from Tiffin are hoping to bring…

Aminata Taylor

2024 Forty Under 40: Aminata Taylor

Holly Stevenson

2024 Forty Under 40: Holly Stevenson

Robbie Schwenker

2024 Forty Under 40: Robbie Schwenker

Eric Schmitt

2024 Forty Under 40: Eric Schmitt

University of Iowa metaversity geared toward prospective, current students

A collection of avatars attended a ribbon cutting event for a virtual University of Iowa…

Jim Chaffee and Tippie student Isabel Anderson work with some of the college’s virtual reality technology.

UI research center secures emergency funding following tornado

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a request from the University of Iowa to make…

Tornado damage on March 31 on the Coralville strip damaged the University of Iowa's IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering building. CREDIT BOARD OF REGENTS

Ross Dress for Less replacing Gordmans store in Coralville

Discount department store Ross Dress for Less will open at the site of the former…

Ross Dress for Less will occupy the space with another tenant. CREDIT NOAH TONG

David’s Bridal plans layoffs in Marion, other Iowa stores

David’s Bridal plans to lay off employees at all four of its Iowa stores, including…

David's Bridal Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Marriott, Residence Inn up for auction

The Cedar Rapids Marriott is up for auction. According to a listing on the commercial…

Cedar Rapids Marriott

Marion revamps agreement with East Town Crossing developers

The city of Marion has revamped its agreement with the developer of the East Town…

East Town Crossing aerial

Cedar Rapids council OKs incentives for new CRBT office building

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust’s (CRBT) plan to build a new office building just east…

CRBT new building

Officials: Cedar Rapids flood gate’s completion signals ‘irreversible momentum’

As Cedar Rapids, state and federal officials gathered Tuesday to celebrate the completion of a…

Flood gate ribbon cutting

A new home for Freedom Foundation

After nearly a decade of helping military veterans with basic needs and support, the Freedom…

Kalona SuperNatural battles traditional ag practices

Demand for dairy products originating from regenerative agriculture sources — and the environmental and nutritious…

Kalona SuperNatural has a vision of helping Amish and Mennonite dairy farmers around the country. CREDIT OPEN GATES GROUP

Coralville unveils RAGBRAI 2023 theme, logo

‘Cheers to the years’ will be the official motto for Coralville’s overnight RAGBRAI 2023 stop,…

Local officials presented Coralville's logo and theme for its overnight RAGBRAI stop in July. CREDIT NOAH TONG

Miskimen appointed to fill open seat on Marion council

Gage Miskimen was formally appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Marion City Council…

Gage Miskimen

Englert Theatre production staff want union contract

Englert Theatre stagehands and technicians with IATSE Local 690 are seeking a contract with the…

Englert Theatre, April 2023. CREDIT NOAH TONG

North Liberty to use eminent domain for new park

North Liberty City Council recently unanimously approved a resolution to acquire land east of North…

UI Health Care chief growth officer Timothy Kan joins UCSF Health

Timothy Kan, the chief strategy and growth officer for the University of Iowa Hospitals &…

Pictured in 2019, Timothy Kan was recently appointed senior vice president and chief strategy officer for UCSF Health in San Francisco. CREDIT UI HEALTH CARE