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- 4 days ago
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New Toolkit Available for Pop-Up Events
A new guide, titled Pop-up! A Toolkit for (fun, invigorating, life-affirming) Temporary Experiences, is available as a free download on...
- 4 days ago
- 1 min
Trees Forever to Host Webinar on Roadside Planting
Learn how to create a roadside plan for your Iowa community! Iowa's roadsides are the perfect place to plant trees and native plants...
- 4 days ago
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ECICOG Office Expansion Begins October 1st
Because of the growing number of staff at ECICOG, our office space will soon be completely remodeled and expanded. ECICOG has recently...
- 4 days ago
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Welcome New ECICOG Staff
Meagan Prestegard recently began as an Environmental Specialist and will work on a variety of tasks in the Environmental Services...
- 4 days ago
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$2 Million Awarded for Climate Action Planning
ECICOG was officially awarded $2 million from the EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program (CPRG). The four-year grant award will...
- 4 days ago
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$3.3 Million Awarded for Trees and Generators as Part of Derecho Recovery
All of ECICOG’s CDBG-Disaster Recovery (DR) grant applications for trees and generators were awarded as part of the special funds...
- Jul 26
- 3 min
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...
- Apr 4
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Brittany Rempe
Beware of SAM.gov Registration Scams!
Many cities registered with SAM.gov to receive their American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) awards. Cities should maintain their registration...
Brittany Rempe
New Toolkit Available for Pop-Up Events
A new guide, titled Pop-up! A Toolkit for (fun, invigorating, life-affirming) Temporary Experiences, is available as a free download on...
Brittany Rempe
Trees Forever to Host Webinar on Roadside Planting
Learn how to create a roadside plan for your Iowa community! Iowa's roadsides are the perfect place to plant trees and native plants...
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