PATCH Still Repairing Derecho-Damaged Housing and Winning Awards
As East Central Iowans were finding new ways to cooperate in devastated neighborhoods after the 2020 derecho storm, they did the same at...
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STORIES
- Apr 4, 2023
- 3 min
ECICOG Helps Small Communities Address Problem Properties
Many communities in our region have a zoning ordinance with nuisance regulations, which enable a city to take action to remove dangerous...
- Mar 13, 2023
- 2 min
ECICOG Receives NADO Impact Award for Watershed Innovation
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Iowa a $97 million grant through the National Disaster...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 3 min
Iowa City “Thinks Big” in New 5-Year Strategic Plan
Last year, the City of Iowa City’s leaders realized that rapidly changing economic and social conditions demanded a more rigorous...
- Feb 16, 2023
- 3 min
Hometown Pride Program Helps Communities Build on Their Unique Strengths
Five communities recently became the first in our Region to take on a new program of self-assessment and planning called Hometown Pride,...
- Feb 7, 2023
- 4 min
Scoring Success on the Course
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...
- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
A Fresh Look for Main Street
(Google Street View images) Four years ago, the City of Anamosa was looking for ways to leverage its history and architectural assets by...
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
"Homes for Iowa" Program Delivers Affordable Housing
Many Iowans have found that building an affordable home can seem like an insurmountable challenge, and the pandemic caused labor and...
- Mar 30, 2022
- 1 min
Guiding to Goals
When the communities within the watershed of Indian Creek decided to form a management group to create a cleaner and healthier stream,...
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Belle Plaine Downtown Revitalization
The City of Belle Plaine received the state’s first award under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Downtown Revitalization...
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Preparing for the Future
In order to help the City of Lisbon prepare their upcoming Comprehensive Plan, ECICOG assisted the city in hosting an open house to allow...
- Mar 23, 2022
- 1 min
Funding Local Businesses
Brewhemia is a Cedar Rapids café “that encompasses a focus on quality beverage while embracing the community and neighborhood of New...
- Mar 21, 2022
- 1 min
Supporting Start-Ups
With her mother-in-law, who also has an entrepreneurial spirit, Blanche started making and selling traditional Filipino food at cultural...
- Mar 19, 2022
- 1 min
Commuter Solutions
"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...
- Mar 17, 2022
- 1 min
Teaching Sustainable Habits
The Davis County Community School District is located in Bloomfield, Iowa, in the southeastern region of the state. In 2016 and 2017 the...
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Providing Training
In 2016, ECICOG was awarded a USDA Solid Waste Management Grant to complete the first phase of a regional solid waste management project....
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Expanding Employment
The ECICOG Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) has had the opportunity to help businesses from all around our region. One of the more successful...
- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min
Improving Facilities
When Jones County needed a new building to house the transportation provider, Jones County JETS, ECICOG was able to provide funding and...
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
Collaborating for Healthy Waterways
The Indian Creek Watershed Management Authority is an agreement to work together to provide planning and management to improve stream...
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Comprehensive Planning
ECICOG, in partnership with the City of Vinton, provided coordination, planning and facilitation support and identified city-wide...
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Linn County Housing Needs Assessment ReceivesNational NADO Award
ECICOG is honored to have been awarded a 2024 NADO ALICEANN WOHLBRUCK IMPACT AWARD for work completed by our staff lead Deanna Robinson...
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Envision East Central Iowa EDA Grant
ECICOG successfully obtained an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to accelerate work related to Envision East Central...
Brittany Rempe
Belle Plaine Awarded Disaster Recovery Funding for Downtown Housing
The City of Belle Plaine was recently awarded $390,000 in CDBG Disaster Recovery funding to rehabilitate the upper story of the historic...
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