Category: Building North Liberty’s Next Stage
GreenState Credit Union Commits $25,000 to North Liberty’s Next Stage Capital Campaign
The City of North Liberty has received a $25,000 contribution from GreenState Credit Union in support of Building North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign. GreenState’s pledge, received in mid-November, helped City staff secure a $900,000 Community Attraction & Tourism grant from the Enhance Iowa Board on Dec. 7. The state grant favors projects that have local…
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State Awards $900,000 to Next Stage with 90 days to raise $100,000
Today, the Enhance Iowa Board awarded a $900,000 Community Attraction and Tourism grant to a North Liberty’s Next Stage project. The award is contingent on raising $100,000 in the next 90 days. Gifts can be made through the Community Foundation of Johnson County online or by mailing a check with “Centennial Park” in the memo…
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$500,000 Grant Awarded to North Liberty’s Next Stage by the Washington County Riverboat Foundation
The Washington County Riverboat Foundation awarded a $500,000 grant to the Building North Liberty’s Next Stage capital campaign. The award, through the City of North Liberty’s philanthropic partners for the campaign at the Community Foundation of Johnson County, will help the City’s decade-long plan to transform Centennial Park into a magnetic gathering place come to…
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Community Foundation of Johnson County Endorses North Liberty’s Next Stage with $50,000 Grant
The Community Foundation of Johnson County has awarded a $50,000 Community Impact Grant to Building North Liberty’s Next Stage. The City’s decade-long plan to transform Centennial Park into a magnetic gathering place is coming to fruition with phase one of the four-phase project on track to break ground in summer 2024. “The Community Foundation of…
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Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Donates $25,000 to Centennial Park Transformation
The City of North Liberty has received a $25,000 contribution from Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative in support of Building North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign. The capital campaign, which launched in April 2023, will help bring an amphitheater, indoor event space, pavilion, splash pad, shelters, honor garden and restrooms to fruition in North Liberty’s Centennial…
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Colony Acres Highlights Next Stage
Each year, Dean and Katie Colony have a big decision to make: the annual theme for the Colony Acres corn maze. After all, it’s literally a 10-acre decision they can’t take back. This year, Colony Acres, 1150 Front St., chose to highlight the Building North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign to add an amphitheater and event center…
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We’re Looking for an Event Assistant to Help Take Us to the Next Stage
The City of North Liberty is seeking a creative, detail-oriented, self-starter to take on a new, full-time Event Assistant role. This new position, within the Community Relations Department, will help conceive, plan and execute events on the City Slate; contribute to Blues & BBQ and Beat the Bitter festivals; and attract and manage bookings for…
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Make a Lasting Mark on Centennial Park
There are big plans for Centennial Park, a favorite community gathering spot, and we’ve identified opportunities for park lovers, local businesses and other supporters to make permeant marks on the park as final plans for the first of four phases come into focus. Donors can choose to name a park amenity, including seat blocks, picnic…
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Submit a Sealed Bid for a Custom Art Piece and Support North Liberty’s Next Stage Campaign
You Were Born with Wings, the painting created during the free Kinetic Circus event on Aug. 6, is up for auction to benefit Building North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign. The piece was painted by artist Sadagat Aliyeva in only one hour, while entertainers simultaneously performed on an aerial rig, with cyr wheels and juggled objects. Aliyeva…
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Hills Bank Pledges $50,000 to North Liberty’s Next Stage Campaign
The City of North Liberty has received a $50,000 pledge from Hills Bank in support of Building North Liberty’s Next Stage campaign to transform Centennial Park into a magnetic gathering place. “North Liberty recognizes the role creative placemaking plays in economic development and quality of life,” said City Administrator Ryan Heiar. “We’re grateful for Hills…
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