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Another state fair first: parking spaces sold out
The Iowa State Fair just wrapped up ten days ago, but Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says plans for next year are well underway. One concern — for the first time ever, the fair ran out of parking spaces on August 10th — the first Saturday of this year’s fair.
1 dead after car hits utility pole in Keokuk, State Patrol says
KEOKUK, Iowa (KWQC) - One person is dead after a driver lost control of a car in Keokuk. On Wednesday at 12:53 a.m. a car was traveling southbound on Main Street in Keokuk when the driver lost control. The car then went off the roadway and collided with a utility...
Hawkeyes prepare for season opener without head coach Kirk Ferentz
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Traditionally, Iowa begins the year at home. But for the first time in his 26 seasons, Kirk Ferentz will not be on the sideline. This will be the first Iowa game not coached by either Ferentz since 1998. But, it’s a reality Iowa faces and one they say won’t distract […]
A New Raising Cane’s Location Has Opened in the Corridor
Iowa City now has its very first Raising Cane's! According to a new article from the Corridor Business Journal, the popular chicken chain is officially open in the Old Capitol Town Center. Raising Cane's is a fast food restaurant that was founded in Louisiana back in 1996. It specializes in...
Where to Eat, Drink, and Watch the Hawks Saturday in Iowa City
Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City will once again be rocking on Saturday. Hawkeye football is finally here! While over 70,000 Iowa Hawkeye fans will crowd into Kinnick to watch their beloved Hawkeyes, thousands more will visit Iowa City on game day. Some will tailgate and hang outside the stadium. Others will visit bars and restaurants to enjoy a Saturday in Iowa City. The Iowa City Press-Citizen looked at some of the best spots for Hawkeye fans to visit on an Iowa game day.
GreatAmerica Opens Fall Application Period for Employee Advised Fund
GreatAmerica Financial Services’ Employee Advised Fund fall application period opens after the Labor Day weekend to nonprofits in the Eastern Iowa area. Applications will be accepted Sept. 3 through Sept. 30, 2024, 4:30 p.m. Central. The Employee Advised Fund, launched in 2022 is in addition to the GreatAmerica Donor Advised Fund, established in 2001. The combined funds provide more than $1.1 million to projects in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor each year. Both funds are managed by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.
UNI Family Business Center to host fourth annual Iowa Family Business Conference
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa Family Business Center (UNI FBC) will host its fourth annual Iowa Family Business Conference on Nov. 6 at Krause Gateway Center in Des Moines. With a warm welcome from the Krause family, the UNI FBC is bringing together multigenerational families, industry experts and thought leaders to explore the power of family-owned businesses and their significant impact on the Iowa economy.
Mile posts: Items on Karissa Schweizer, Kevin Lewis, Merga Gemeda, Steve Froeschle, Devin Allbaugh, Elaina Biechler, Matt Hanson
Karissa Schweizer continued her stellar summer going by competing at the Diamond League event in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Aug. 22. The two-time American Olympian coming off a pair of top-10 finishes in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Paris Olympics earlier this month finished seventh of 12 athletes in the rarely run women's 3,000 meters and leads off this edition of the WEEKEND UPDATE of the best performances by Iowa-based collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners and...
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