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Iowa City’s Public Works Facility was recently named a 2022 Top Ten U.S. architecture project by Dezeen, a London-based online architecture and design magazine. Dezeen is one of the world's most influential design magazines, with over three million monthly readers.

This award adds to the national attention the Public Works Facility has received. In 2022, the project was honored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with the prestigious Committee on the Environment award as a COTE Top Ten...

Iowa Interstate Railroad LLC (IAIS) will be purchasing roughly 30 acres in Iowa City's southeast industrial campus, the company and City announced this week.

The purchase will allow for the creation of a new rail-to-truck transloading facility. The plot of land is located about 1,000 yards east of 420th Street's intersection with Highway 6.

The new loading facility will help make a new, local transportation connection between rail and Interstate 80, Highway 6, and Highway 218. Rail is also the most fuel-efficient way to move freight across the land, giving the City a more...

A free shuttle to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Celebration event at Mercer Park and Aquatic Center will be offered on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023.

The shuttle will service the following areas: the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center, the Iowa City Transit interchange immediately followed by the Iowa City Public Library, the Broadway Neighborhood Center, and the bus stop near the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Nevada Avenue.

The shuttles will begin running at 8:30 a.m. at the Pheasant Ridge and Broadway neighborhood centers, 8:40 a.m. from the Lakeside and...