Marion, IA – The City of Marion, Marion Economic Development Corp, the Marion Chamber of Commerce, and Uptown Marion Main Street District, collectively referred to as Team Marion, are issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the former Marion Public Library site, located at 1095 6th Avenue in Marion, Iowa. The RFP is issued to identify private

“Try a lot of things while you’re in high school, explore and see what you like the most,” said Ethan Krigbaum, Project Superintendent for Peak Construction. Krigbaum is a 2020 graduate of Linn-Mar High School, currently working on leading the construction of the district’s new administrative building. “I actually went to

Hupp Electric Motors provides a wide variety of electric motor repair, maintenance, testing, and engineering services and has been in business since 1912. The company was started by current President, Kevin Hupp’s great-grandfather. Hupp purchased the company in 2005 when his father retired. Listen in to part two of the 'Why I Built Here' series

Marion Mayor Nicolas AbouAssaly was named the inaugural Mayor of the Year honoree among cities with more than 2,000 in population by the Iowa Mayors Association. The award was presented at the Association’s business meeting on Sept. 20, 2023, held during the Iowa of League of Cities Annual Conference & Exhibit in Cedar Rapids. The Mayor of the

Join us from 8:30-9:30 AM this Friday, August 25th for the next Startup Spotlight featuring Lee Ulrich of Iowa Coffee Roasters. Lee has been roasting coffee for almost 20 years now and has grown a following of customers who he loves to share his passion and his coffee with. Hear about Lee’s entrepreneurial journey as well as his lessons of small

Marion, IA – Marion Economic Development (MEDCO) announced today that Mark Seckman has been appointed new President of the organization. Seckman will succeed Nick Glew who had been with MEDCO since 2014, and will begin his role September 5th. Seckman comes to the organization with thirty years of experience in economic development. He began his

Check out these local employers with open positions that we shared at the Start School Right earlier this week. Have a position you would like us to help promote? Let us know by emailing Emily at [email protected].

Casey Clark is the Johnson County Sleep in Heavenly Peace President and he has a heart for giving back. Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a non-profit organization that builds and delivers beds to children who don’t have beds to sleep in. Clark and his wife knew they wanted to be involved in their community and discovered SHP. “We found SHP