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ECICOG will be hosting its annual Local Government Recharge Day on Thursday, May 8 from 9am - 3:30pm at Fireside Winery in Marengo....

As East Central Iowans were finding new ways to cooperate in devastated neighborhoods after the 2020 derecho storm, they did the same at...

Many communities in our region have a zoning ordinance with nuisance regulations, which enable a city to take action to remove dangerous...

In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Iowa a $97 million grant through the National Disaster...

Last year, the City of Iowa City’s leaders realized that rapidly changing economic and social conditions demanded a more rigorous...

Five communities recently became the first in our Region to take on a new program of self-assessment and planning called Hometown Pride,...

Stephen Kahler had all the experience needed to make a success of the Amana Colonies Golf Club when it came on the market. He had golf in...

(Google Street View images) Four years ago, the City of Anamosa was looking for ways to leverage its history and architectural assets by...

Many Iowans have found that building an affordable home can seem like an insurmountable challenge, and the pandemic caused labor and...

When the communities within the watershed of Indian Creek decided to form a management group to create a cleaner and healthier stream,...

The City of Belle Plaine received the state’s first award under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Downtown Revitalization...

In order to help the City of Lisbon prepare their upcoming Comprehensive Plan, ECICOG assisted the city in hosting an open house to allow...

Brewhemia is a Cedar Rapids café “that encompasses a focus on quality beverage while embracing the community and neighborhood of New...

With her mother-in-law, who also has an entrepreneurial spirit, Blanche started making and selling traditional Filipino food at cultural...

"Just did a little math as I ride this morning: Between fuel and parking savings, your service saves me at least $11 per trip to Iowa...

The Davis County Community School District is located in Bloomfield, Iowa, in the southeastern region of the state. In 2016 and 2017 the...

In 2016, ECICOG was awarded a USDA Solid Waste Management Grant to complete the first phase of a regional solid waste management project....

The ECICOG Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) has had the opportunity to help businesses from all around our region. One of the more successful...

When Jones County needed a new building to house the transportation provider, Jones County JETS, ECICOG was able to provide funding and...

The Indian Creek Watershed Management Authority is an agreement to work together to provide planning and management to improve stream...