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South of 6 Business District launches Grassroots Ambassador pilot program

The South of 6 Iowa City Business District is launching a pilot program aimed at improving district cleanliness, supporting businesses and increasing its on-street presence through a team of locally hired ambassadors. The Grassroots Ambassador Program will partner with Dream…

Dream City breaks ground on $3 million entrepreneurial hub renovations

With around 50 attendees gathered under a humid summer sky, Iowa City nonprofit Dream City…

Dream City to break ground on entrepreneurial hub renovation

Marking the start of its extensive upcoming renovation project, Iowa City nonprofit Dream City will…

Dream City, located at 611 Southgate Ave. in Iowa City.

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.

South Side District to rebrand, launches new series

The Iowa City South District Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District, or SSMID, is rebranding to South…

Dream City is hosting a Down to Business workshop on Feb. 16. CREDIT CITY OF IOWA CITY

Iowa City-based Dream City uplifts fathers, students

The extent to which nonprofit Dream City impacts families in Iowa City may be difficult…

RE | Connect collective forms to address racial equity in Eastern Iowa

Members of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Immigrant, Asian, and People of Color populations who lead nonprofit…

RE Connect racial equity group