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October 9, 2025 – Elevate Class Series Expansion
August 5, 2025 – John Walker Joins The Iowa Center
July 15, 2025 – The Iowa Center Promotes Erin Strawn to President + CEO
July 10, 2025 – Loan Fund Director Jose Venales featured in the Business Record’s Innovation Magazine
NEWS: Speakers Share What Sparks Their Passion Ahead of InnovationIOWA Event
NEWS: The Iowa Center Shares the Big Impact of Small Loans
June 16, 2025 – The Iowa Center Announces Leadership Transition
March 31, 2025 – Program Director of The Iowa Center Women’s Business Center Jen Thomas Speaks on the Importance of Small Business
January 1, 2025 – The Iowa Center Launches New Small Business Tax Services With Support from Intuit
October 1, 2024 – Katie Byers Appointed as Program Director of The Iowa Center’s Women’s Business Center
August 20, 2024 – Iowa Center Announces Business Coaching Partnership with Fareway
April 29, 2024 – Bank Iowa highlights small business impact of $100,000 investment in Iowa Center Loan Fund Video: Bank Iowa partnership with The Iowa Center
Video: The Art of Innovation with Repaint Studios
April 24, 2024 – Iowa Center Women’s Business Center launches Made In Iowa Event Series
February 13, 2024 – The Iowa Center Celebrations Recognition of Teleza Daniels as Finalist for Inspiring Women Awarded by Girl Scouts of Central Iowa
February 7, 2024 – We Are Iowa Local Channel 5 News Interviews Tax Director Karla Evans on VITA Tax Filing
February 4, 2024 – Iowa Center Kicks Off VITA Tax Filing Season
NEWS: We are Iowa Local Channel 5 Interviews Karla Evans on VITA Tax Filling
NEWS: WHO Radio Max & Amy show interviews Karla Evans
NEWS: WHO13 interviews Karla Evans
November 11, 2023 – Iowa Center Launches Curriculum Update
October 10, 2023 – Northgate Marketing’s David Tracy Joins Iowa Center
June 26, 2023 – Iowa Center’s VITA Program Recognized with “Hero of the Taxpayer” Award by IRS
June 15, 2023 – Iowa Center Completes Leadership Team
January 5, 2023 – Iowa Center Announces 2022 Small Business Impact Results
April 26, 2022 – Iowa Center Opens Second Location in Muscatine, IA
January 31, 2022 – Iowa Center Loan Fund Receives CDFI Certification