4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (281+ words) CREDIT IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE AUTHORITY The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced Tuesday it is awarding $39.84 million in workforce housing tax credits to support housing development in 39 counties across the state, including seven projects in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (211+ words) A replica of the statue of former Iowa Gov. Samuel Kirkwood sits in the roundabout outside Linn Hall at Kirkwood Community College. CREDIT KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE The Kirkwood Foundation‘s recent fundraising campaign, “The Community’s College – The Community’s Future,” has…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (213+ words) CREDIT: THE IOWA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM Johnson County, through their Quality of Life Program, awarded over $18,000 to the Iowa Children’s Museum in order to expand the museum’s Cultural Collaboration program. The fund “supports projects that enhance quality of life and strengthen…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (600+ words) A new tele-optometry clinic at the Eastern Iowa Health Center is providing yet another medical service for disadvantaged area residents – and employing a number of high-tech equipment procedures in the process. The new clinic at 1201 Fourth Ave. SE, on the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (250+ words) Forty leaders from across the state have been chosen to take part in the 2026-27 class of Leadership Iowa, the ABI Foundation’s statewide leadership program, the organization announced. Leadership Iowa has run since 1982 and has brought together more than 1,500 leaders from…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (173+ words) CREDIT IOWA CITY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT A new shop is coming to Iowa City’s north side this month — Gavin Mercantile, a provisions and gift store, opens its doors on Saturday, Aug. 29. The store, offering “a carefully selected range of homewares, decor,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (240+ words) Clear Pest Pros, a pest control franchise under the BELFOR Franchise Group, has opened its first Iowa location in Marion. The franchise is owned and operated by Precious Mull, who has more than 20 years of management and sales experience. Ms....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (162+ words) CREDIT HELLO CEDAR RAPIDS Hello Cedar Rapids, a new brand commissioned by the Cedar Rapids Tourism Office, has officially launched. According to a news release, the brand enables Cedar Rapids to compete for effectively for tourism and all parties involved,…...