Latino-owned bilingual media serving communities across the Midwest
Hola America Media Group is a Latino-owned, family-owned bilingual media company serving communities across the U.S. Midwest, with deep roots in Iowa and Illinois and an expanding presence in Nebraska.
For more than 25 years, Hola America has reported on the people, organizations, businesses, events and decisions shaping Latino communities in the region. Our coverage is published in English and Spanish, connecting readers with local news and information while documenting the stories of a changing Midwest.
Today, Hola America Media Group includes Hola America News, Hola Iowa, Hola Nebraska and JEFAS Latinas in Business Magazine.
Our publications
Hola America News
Hola America News provides bilingual local and regional reporting with a focus on Iowa, Illinois, the Quad Cities and Latino communities across the Midwest. Coverage includes community news, public services, education, business, health, culture, events and stories about the people shaping the region.
Hola Iowa
Hola Iowa focuses on news, events, services and community stories affecting Latino and bilingual readers across Iowa, from the Quad Cities and eastern Iowa to Des Moines and other communities throughout the state.
Hola Nebraska
Hola Nebraska expands that community-centered bilingual journalism across Nebraska, with coverage of Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island and communities throughout the state. Its reporting includes local news, education, culture, services, businesses, events and stories reflecting Nebraska’s growing Latino communities.
JEFAS Latinas in Business Magazine
JEFAS Latinas in Business Magazine launched in Iowa in 2024 to document and celebrate the work of Latina entrepreneurs, professionals and community leaders. In February 2026, JEFAS published its first Nebraska edition, extending the magazine’s reach across another part of the Midwest.
JEFAS earned three Gold José Martí Awards
The inaugural edition of JEFAS received three Gold, or first-place, José Martí Awards in 2025 during the National Association of Hispanic Publications’ 43rd Annual Convention in San Diego.
- Outstanding Hispanic Magazine – Glossy
- Outstanding Design – Magazine
- Outstanding Event for the 2024 Latina Business Excellence Summit
The awards recognized the magazine’s journalism and design as well as the Latina Business Excellence Summit, an initiative created to bring Latina entrepreneurs and professionals together for education, networking and community building.
More than 25 years of Latino media in the Midwest
Hola America’s history began long before today’s digital platforms. Over more than two decades, the company has covered the growth and evolution of Latino communities in Iowa, Illinois and the broader Midwest while adapting from print publishing to bilingual digital journalism, magazines and community events.
That work has included local reporting, cultural coverage, community profiles and long-term relationships with organizations, businesses and institutions throughout the region.
The goal remains straightforward: publish accurate, useful journalism that reflects the communities we serve and makes important local information accessible in both English and Spanish.
Our mission
Hola America Media Group works to inform and connect Latino and bilingual communities through journalism that is local, culturally informed and useful in everyday life.
Our publications also create space for Latino voices, businesses, artists, students, entrepreneurs and community leaders to be documented as part of the broader story of the Midwest.
What guides our work
- Community first: Local people and local consequences are at the center of our reporting.
- Bilingual access: English and Spanish coverage helps important information reach more of the communities we serve.
- Accuracy: Useful journalism begins with verified information, clear sourcing and precise local context.
- Local knowledge: Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and the Quad Cities are not interchangeable. Our reporting reflects the communities, institutions and people specific to each place.
- Authentic representation: Latino communities are covered as part of the everyday life, economy, culture and future of the Midwest.
- Connection: Our work helps readers understand both what is happening within Latino communities and how those stories connect to the broader region.
Contact Hola America Media Group
For partnerships, advertising, community collaborations and other business inquiries:
Tar Macias
CEO & Head of Strategic Partnerships
📞 309-721-5693
📧 [email protected]
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