Tag: East Central Iowa Council of Governments
Envision East Central Iowa successfully trains first cohort in Strategic Doing method
Envision East Central Iowa, a roadmap for economic development initiated by East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) for Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn...
Linn County releases housing needs, equity reports
Linn County, with help from the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG), has released two separate county-wide housing reports: a Housing Needs Assessment...
Housing Fund for Linn County offering loans for housing initiatives
The board of directors of the Housing Fund for Linn County is making up to $100,000 available in loans to for-profit or nonprofit developers...
Housing Fund for Linn County opens applications for grants
The board of directors of the Housing Fund for Linn County (HFfLC) is making up to $225,000 available in grants to for-profit or nonprofit...
Housing Fund for Linn County loans benefit housing initiatives
The Housing Fund for Linn County is making up to $250,000 available in loans to for-profit or nonprofit developers and businesses, and to governmental...
Rural Ideas Network receives grant boost for innovation efforts
The Rural Ideas Network has been awarded a $412,105 grant from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) to expand efforts to support rural entrepreneurs...
ECICOG to conduct Linn County housing study
The East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) recently finalized a contract with Linn County to perform a study on the state of housing...
ECICOG to present Homes for Iowa webinar Aug. 11
The East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) will present a webinar Aug. 11 to explain how Iowans can purchase an affordable single-family house...
Another regional visioning effort
The Corridor region has traditionally struggled to come up with a clear regional vision or economic development strategy. Still, a new effort called Envision...