Our Town Edgewood is home to Kendrick Forest Products, the largest sawmill operation of its kind in Iowa. Its products not only ship all over the world but are also sold here at home.
White lab coats and eye protection are required inside this portion of one of the biggest employers in Our Town Coralville: Integrated DNA Technologies.
The Oakdale region of Our Town Coralville is home to the State Hygienic Lab, the UI National Advanced Driving Simulator, and has dozens of start-ups in different phases of development collaborating and supporting a community of innovation.
The Iowa Children’s Museum has been the go-to place for smiles for the last 24 years. And with next year being the 25th anniversary of the Iowa Children’s Museum, you can count on new experiences and a few surprises in a favorite mainstay of Our Town Coralville.
For more than a year, Peosta parents have planned for the day they can raise enough money to replace the playground equipment at the elementary school with something every child can use.
"This store really allows us to support the whole family and let that kid have a little bit of normalcy during the holiday times. It's so hard to be in the hospital during this time of year. "
“Instead of me having to work eight to 10 hours here and going to school, I come here and work about half a day, whatever I’m comfortable with, as long as I get my eight hours in a day,” he explained.
What was once a small agricultural town just outside Dubuque is now a small city with red-hot growth in the industrial park that’s home to several companies.
The “Iowa County Freedom Rock” was once a 16-ton eyesore, but thanks to a group effort, the rock is now a place of peace and celebration for the community.
A few years ago, Kalona got the chance to increase the size of it’s city by 50 percent. KCRG-TV9′s Becky Phelps tells us what they’re planning to do with that land.
With 400 employees and up to another 400 contractors on site, the site makes hair care products, personal care products as well as oral rinse products. With such a big impact, the company wants to minimize its footprint.
All this week, we’re celebrating the people and places from “Our Town” Luana, Postville, and Monona. The Clayton County Pioneer Cemetery Commission is a group of people working to preserve this history of people who were in the same places 200 years ago.
All this week, we’re calling the towns of Monona, Postville, and Luana ‘Our Town’ and sharing what makes them so special. A pocket of peace in Northeast Iowa is the Monona Butterfly Garden. It’s been a part of the community for 22 years.
The First Avenue Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids gave away 250 free meals to customers to celebrate National Family Meals Month and recognize Hispanic Heritage Month
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