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First public meeting set May 19 to review Duane Arnold Solar proposals

The first public meeting to review the Duane Arnold Solar utility-scale solar application has been set. Linn County officials announced Thursday that the county’s Technical...
Solar proposals

Alliant Energy announces plans for Iowa’s largest solar and battery facility

Alliant Energy announced this morning that it intends to acquire the first two phases of solar energy production, plus a battery storage component for...
Nataliya Oliynyk (left) and Jackson Kalmar (right), co-hosts of Wake Up Iowa City

Wake up call: UI students create hit lifestyle show after struggling for airtime

Two University of Iowa students struggling for air time on DITV, the UI’s student-run television network, experienced a wake-up call of sorts: why not...
Michelle Beisker

Michelle Beisker named new Trees Forever CEO

Trees Forever has announced the appointment of Michelle Beisker as Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive search. Ms. Beisker succeeds interim CEO Debra Powers, who...
Blue Lagoon Pool and Spa ribbon cutting

Blue Lagoon Pool and Spa celebrates move to Hiawatha

The Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation (HEDCO) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 18 to welcome Blue Lagoon Pool and Spa to the Hiawatha business community. The...
MidAmerican wind turbines

Linn County seeks feedback on utility-scale wind ordinance updates

The Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission will hear proposed ordinance amendments for utility-scale wind projects in Linn County during its meeting May 20. There...
Van Meter DEI award

Van Meter receives DEI award from Rockwell Automation

Van Meter received Rockwell Automation’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award during the 2024 PartnerNetwork Conference March 20 in Orlando. The DEI Award honors a...
Dupaco

Dupaco Foundation to award $250,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations

The Dupaco Foundation has announced the launch of its annual nonprofit grant program. The competitive grant program provides financial support to nonprofit organizations whose mission...
IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center

Iowa unemployment rate decreases to 2.9% in March

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9% in March, down from a revised February rate of 3%, according to a report issued April...
Rock Valley Marion clinic open house

Rock Valley Physical Therapy hosts ribbon-cutting, open house at new Marion clinic

Physicians Clinic of Iowa/Rock Valley Physical Therapy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house April 17 at their new clinic location at 917 Barrington...
Think Iowa City

Think Iowa City offering community event grants for 2024, 2025

Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, is offering grants up to $5,000 to organizations planning special events occurring between...

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