Iowa City Area Development Group

EdLink, LLC, the nation’s largest provider of tuition assistance management services, is hosting a grand opening and open house on December 18th from 2 – 4 p.m. at...

A University of Iowa researcher has received a $39,778 grant -- the first of its kind from the Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development (IAWIND) -- to purchase instrumentation for a small wind turbine to be used as a teaching device at the UI College of Engineering.  Read the full ...

VIDA Diagnostics and Veran Medical Technologies, which develops minimally invasive delivery of interventional oncology therapies, announced the companies have signed a definitive agreement covering joint development and distribution of an endobronchial lung navigation and biopsy system.

Area economic development agencies, the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD Group) and Priority One of Cedar Rapids, are encouraging area residents to promote the Corridor this holiday season to out-of-area friends and family by sending special e-greetings from www.corridorgreetings.com.

Rockwell Collins Inc. has announced plans to acquire Texas company AR Group Inc...

Five of the world’s leading gene synthesis companies, including Integrated DNA Technologies in Coralville, announced an agreement that they will apply a common screening protocol to promote biosecurity in the gene synthesis industry. ...

The Washington County Riverboat Foundation awarded more than $1.7 million in the fall 2009 Competitive Grant program.  Top grant recipients included $1.05 million for Kalona's downtown business district revitalization, $200,000 for Washington Community School District facility improvements, and ...

Iowa City moved up three spots to number 22 in the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities Index.  The index, named “Where America’s Jobs Are Created and Sustained,” ranks U.S. metros ...

ICAD Group client Cellular Engineering Technologies of Iowa City received $50,000 from the state of Iowa to develop a more efficient technology platform to make adult stem cells for use in medical research, drug development and clinical therapy.

Iowa City-based National Cooperative Grocers Association was awarded the dotCoop Global Award for Cooperative Excellence.

Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery, currently located adjacent to Benz Beverage Depot, started construction on a stand-alone facility in the summer of 2009. The 7050 square foot facility with a 2500 square feet veranda will officially open to the public in time for the holiday shopping season...

The city of North Liberty expects to begin the bidding process for one part of its Highway 965 improvement project next month.  On Dec. 15, the city will begin accepting bids to add traffic signals at Cherry Street and Highway 965.

Rockwell Collins announced that it will provide a suite of avionics to Jazeera Airways for 30 Airbus A320 aircraft with deliveries starting in January.  The announcement was made at the Dubai Air Show 2009.

International student enrollment at the University of Iowa continues to grow in line with national trends but is substantially ahead in areas such as international undergraduate student enrollment...