Economic Development process and policies

• Economic Development Policy (updated, November 21, 2017)
• Understanding gap analysis and TIF
• Key elements to the financial analysis 
• Financial review basic info required

General business resources

• Starting a business in Iowa City - updated May, 2017
• The U.S. Small Business Administration has a wealth of information for business:
  https://www.sba.gov/

Tax Increment Financing

• TIF PowerPoint  (updated 2018) 
  an informative slide show about Tax Increment Financing -  what it is, how it works, Iowa City's uses, TIF in Johnson County
• FY2016 Urban Renewal Area report
  annual report required by state law
• TIF district map (updated April, 2018)

Urban Renewal Areas

• Camp Cardinal Urban Renewal Plan
• City-University Project Urban Renewal Plan
• Foster Road Urban Renewal Plan
• Heinz Road Urban Renewal Plan
• Highway 6 Commercial Urban Renewal Plan
• Industrial Park Road Urban Renewal Plan
• Lower Muscatine Road & Hwy. 6 Urban Renewal Plan
• Moss Green Urban Village Urban Renewal Plan
• Northgate Urban Renewal Plan
• Riverside Drive Riverfront Crossings Urban Renewal Plan
• Scott Six Urban Renewal Plan
• Sycamore and First Ave Urban Renewal Plan
• Towncrest Urban Renewal Plan

Click here for a map of the urban renewal areas listed above (updated April, 2018).

Market studies

• Downtown Iowa City ESRI Marketplace Profile
• Downtown Iowa City and Riverfront Crossings District

Permits for Building and Business

Development Process

• Certificate of occupancy
• Construction trade licenses
• Design review
• Rezoning
• Site plan approval
• Special exceptions
• Zoning

Links

• Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
• Iowa City Downtown District
• ICAD - Iowa City Area Development Group
• Summer of the Arts
• Iowa City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Johnson County
• State of Iowa
• Iowa Economic Development Authority