Iowa City Area Business Partnership

Helping Iowa City thrive

In our last editorial, we noted Nancy Bird’s appointment as the new CEO/president of the Iowa City Area Business Partnership entity, and how this will be a challenging endeavor. One overarching question remains: Will Ms. Bird seek the status quo…

Kate Moreland undertakes well-being venture

Open the door and invest in yourself. That’s one of the first messages displayed on…

Kate Moreland

Legislative Launch policies revealed, workforce remains first priority

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance (CRMEA) and the Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP)…

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Executive Director Doug Neumann outlines top 2023 issues to an audience of statewide leaders Dec. 8 at Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery.

Will Iowa City reap benefits of ICAD, ICABP merger?

On Nov. 17, the Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP) and Iowa City Area Development…

Leaders from ICAD and the ICABP anticipate the merger will be beneficial for all parties.

Iowa City economic development organizations agree to merger

The Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP) and Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) are…

Board members of the Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP) and Iowa City Area Development Group formally approved a resolution to merge by July 1, 2023.

Holiday Lights at the Lake adds Memory Lane

Sponsors, volunteers and friends of The Bird House and the Iowa City Area Business Partnership…

Proposal would merge Iowa City Area Business Partnership, Iowa City Area Development Group

The leaders of the Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP) and Iowa City Area Development…

Better Together 2030 ICAD

A trio of restaurants on Coralville Strip closes doors

In a growing city like Coralville, owning a business along the strip on Highway 6…

Inclusive ICR launches free diversity, equity and inclusion assessment for area employers

*This story was originally posted on April 18* Inclusive ICR, a regional coalition with a…

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Corridor development leaders promote 2022 public policy priorities

If Jennifer Banta could identify the three top priorities for Corridor business leaders from the…

ICR Regional Legislative Launch addresses 2022 priorities

The Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICAB) and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance hosted the…

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

Making school work

By Katharine Carlon [email protected] School is back in session across much of the Corridor, and…

New program intends to drive over $1M in local spending

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] As businesses reopen, the Project Better Together team has created…

Campaign aims to support region’s child care providers

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa City Area Business Partnership and the Iowa Women’s…

Latest coronavirus updates, 5/28/20

Ed. note: The CBJ is working hard to keep you up to date on the…