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Van Meter, GreenState continue growthÂ
Van Meter Inc., a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns Minnesota-based Werner Electric, purchased the remaining business from MacDonald...
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is too rich to ignore.
NextEra Energy chose to close Palo’s...
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar Rapids.
Everyone in the region should be celebrating the growth...
Wise to end pandemic unemployment program
Everything is political or perceived as political nowadays, including Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to end Iowa’s participation in the federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit program...
Not better off
When Bruce Harreld was hired as the president of the University of Iowa in 2015 after an unconventional selection process, we wrote in this space that he was the right person for the job at the right time. We were wrong.
ICR Iowa continues with modifications
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Since the pandemic started there has been a noticeable quietness to the region’s economic development strategy.
Sobering statistics
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We were disappointed, but not surprised, that about 12% of Iowa small and medium-sized businesses went out of business and 20% reduced employment due to the pandemic, according to a February survey by Facebook of 227 businesses.
UIHC’s pro-business ethos
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The University of Iowa has had a love-hate relationship with the business community for decades.
Changing tide of capitalism
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Over the past several years there has been a change by some of the larger corporations and their leaders to push for more direction and regulation of companies to meet certain mandates perpetuated largely by political correctness.