Dyersville awarded .5 million for permanent multi-use stadium

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dyersville has been awarded $12.5 million in grant funding toward the 'This is Iowa Ballpark' project.Iowa Governor Kim R...

August 10, 2022
12:46 AM

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dyersville has been awarded $12.5 million in grant funding toward the 'This is Iowa Ballpark' project.Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the grant on Tuesday ahead of the Minor League Baseball game between the Cedar Rapids Kernels and the Quad Cities River Bandits.The ballpark project will build a permanent multi-use stadium to host professional and collegiate baseball games, as well as other events.This project joins an $80 million project from the Field of Dreams Movie Site's new owner, Go the Distance Baseball, LLC, which was announced in April and will add nine ball fields, a hotel and event space and an outdoor amphitheater.

KCRG Staff