Community Leadership Program (CLP) Announces 2024-2025 Cohort
Back to News Greater Iowa City, Inc.’s premier leadership program was created in 1990 to foster informed, well-equipped, invested leaders. Through the program’s life, more than 700 current and future leaders have gained insight into the issues, opportunities, strengths, and challenges within our community. Greater IC is proud to announce the 2024-2025 CLP cohort and […]
2025 Public Policy Priorities – we need to hear from you!
While Iowa legislators don’t return to the Capitol until January, Greater Iowa City, Inc. is already planning for next year’s legislative session. Throughout the fall, we will be traveling to Des Moines to hear what issues are top of mind for our elected officials and connecting with economic development partners across the state to coordinate […]
Nordex Group to Restart and Grow Production in its West Branch, Iowa Facility
As part of its growth strategy in North America, the Nordex Group is re-engaging and expanding its local production footprint. The company will manufacture nacelles – wind turbine housing – for both the current N163 turbine variant and the newly announced N169/5.X, a product specifically tailored to the US market, at its production facility in […]
Greater IC Opens Grant to Strengthen Identity of Rural Towns
Greater Iowa City, Inc. (Greater IC) is opening a new grant opportunity, with funds received from Johnson County, designed to fund rural community branding and deliverables. This initiative aims to enhance the visual identity and cohesion of local communities through strategic branding projects. “Branding plays a crucial role in rural communities by fostering a […]
$3.752 Million Grant Breaks Down Housing Barriers and Builds Up Business
Iowa City is set to receive $3,752,000 in federal funds to remove barriers to housing for both homeowners and renters. On June 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that the City of Iowa City is one of just 21 recipients nationwide to receive grant funding through the Pathways to Removing […]
Greater IC and JCAHC Introduce a Rural Listening Post Series
On June 21st, Greater Iowa City, Inc. (Greater IC) and the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition (JCAHC) hosted their inaugural Listening Post event in Lone Tree. The gathering, aimed at addressing housing and development in rural communities, was well-attended, reflecting the community’s vested interest in finding solutions. During the event, participants engaged in discussions and […]