Tag: Iowa City Area Development Group
Local entrepreneurs accepted to accelerator program
Nine Iowa City entrepreneurs will enter the Builders + Backers national idea accelerator program, aimed at taking fresh ideas from concept to action.
With the...
Iowa City economic development organizations agree to merger
The Iowa City Area Business Partnership (ICABP) and Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) are formally approving a resolution to merge by July 1,...
Builders + Backers returns to IC, welcoming third cohort class
The Builders + Backers Idea Accelerator is once again accepting applications for a new class of pioneering entrepreneurs.
In partnership with Heartland Forward and the...
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 Group (ICAD) are recommending the two groups be formally...
ICAD launches Youth Entrepreneurship Ambassador Program
One rising senior at Iowa City West High School sees an opportunity to better cultivate youth entrepreneurship in Johnson County.
Himani Laroia is the minority...
Applications open for second cohort of Builders + Backers
Heartland Forward and its partners, Builders + Backers and the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) have announced the continuation of the Community Growth...
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 mission to grow diversity and inclusion in the workforce throughout...
Builders and Backers celebrate successes, preview summer cohort
A collection of local entrepreneurs gathered May 5 to celebrate the progress they have made on their small businesses after completing the first ever...