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Host Ben Kieffer discusses some of the week's headlines, including new funding for renewable energy in rural areas, the closure of Iowa Wesleyan University and more.
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When it’s time to build, renovate or repair your home, it’s important to find a contractor you can depend on. Home improvement expert Bill McAnally offers advice on the right questions to ask when searching for a contractor.
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Thousands in Iowa are homeless, living without permanent shelter. On this episode of River to River, the findings of a new study on people who are unsheltered in our state.
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The Warming Shelter will now be open 365 days a year. It hopes extending its hours can help combat the rising need in the Sioux City area.
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A northwest Iowa amusement park is building housing for its large population of seasonal international employees.
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Two law libraries created a website aimed at making the law easier to understand.
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The team of researchers will look at the challenges of refugee organizations in finding safe, stable and adequate housing for refugees that resettle in Iowa.
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The owner of a pumpkin patch on a nearly century-old farm and a dairy farm bed and breakfast owner share the kinds of clients they draw into the country lifestyle. Later, a developer shares how he imagines colorful home exteriors could revitalize Cedar Rapids neighborhoods.
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While money remains available, the state shifts funding priority from rent assistance to rehousing homeless Iowans. Populous counties can still access federal assistance for rent and utilities, but small and rural entities won’t have access.
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Iowa City-based Alquist 3D is working to build 3D printed homes in rural Iowa, a method they say will eventually reduce building costs.