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"Homes for Iowa" Webinar to Be Held August 11

Does your community need affordable single-family homes? Join us from 11 a.m. to noon on August 11 to learn about Homes for Iowa – an...

Draft of "Envision East Central Iowa" Plan Released

After months of creative collaboration among hundreds of East Central Iowa economic development stakeholders, the Envision East Central...

ECICOG Successfully Loans Out $4 Million from CARES Act Grant

In July of 2020, the ECICOG Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program received a $4 million CARES Act grant from the Economic Development...

5210 Community Grant Promotes Healthy Choices in Jones County

ECICOG staff partnered with Jones County Public Health to land the region’s first 5210 Community Grant. The 5210 public health program...

Funding Secured for Playground in Ainsworth

The Iowa Economic Development Authority recently awarded a Community Development Block Grant-CV (CDBG-CV) to the City of Ainsworth to...

Oxford Junction Begins Nuisance Enforcement

Oxford Junction has joined Central City and Springville in utilizing ECICOG for assistance with nuisance enforcement. ECICOG can help...

Public Meetings to Address Statewide Drought Plan

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that it will cohost a series of public stakeholder meetings in July and a...