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Alliant Energy partners with HomeServe to offer customer repair plans

Alliant Energy has partnered with HomeServe to offer optional home repair plans to customers in Iowa. The program covers repairs to customer-owned natural gas lines and electrical equipment that connect homes to Alliant Energy’s systems. The plans address equipment failures…

Hills Bank & Trust in Kalona named Top Beginning Farmer Lending Institution

The Iowa Finance Authority has recognized two key players in Iowa’s agricultural lending community for…

Hills Bank & Trust in Kalona, 120 Fifth St.

Iowa Donor Network CEO Suzanne Conrad announces retirement

After nearly three decades serving as CEO of Iowa Donor Network, Suzanne Conrad plans to…

Suzanne Conrad Iowa Donor Network

UScellular to cut 232 positions in Corridor, nearly 500 positions in Iowa

Wireless phone service provider UScellular will cut 232 positions in the Corridor and nearly 500…

UScellular store

Kirkwood, IowaWORKS announce Cedar Rapids workforce services partnership

Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS have formed a new partnership to improve the availability and…

Kirkwood IowaWORKS partnership building

Fareway to sell lottery tickets at check out lanes — a first in Iowa

Fareway Stores across Iowa are rolling out a new option for customers to purchase Powerball…

Fareway Stores across Iowa are rolling out a new option for customers to purchase Powerball and Mega Millions tickets directly at the checkout counter – a first for the state.

NFIB: New poll shows strong support for 20% small business tax deduction

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) says a new poll released by the organization…

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Collins Aerospace joins Digital Alliance for Aviation

Collins Aerospace has joined the Digital Alliance for Aviation – an initiative led by Airbus…

RTX’s Collins Aerospace joins the Digital Alliance for Aviation to expand predictive maintenance and health monitoring solutions.

UScellular to lay off 4,100 employees in June

Wireless phone provider UScellular plans to lay off an estimated 4,100 workers nationwide as part…

T-Mobile UScellular acquisition

Women’s apparel store Textiles closing following owner’s retirement

After more than three decades as a fixture of downtown Iowa City’s retail landscape, Textiles…

Textiles owner Ritu Jain.

Iowa Leading Indicators Index up slightly in January

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) increased to 106.6 in January 2025 from 106.3 in…

Iowa Leading Indicators Department of Revenue

Nominations open for 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition

The 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition is kicking off this week with nominations…

Vermeer Corporation team members pose with their Coolest Thing Made in Iowa trophy during the Iowa Association of Business & Industry (ABI) annual conference in Davenport. Front row, from left, are: Vermeer team members: Kent Thompson, R&D senior engineering manager; Stan Fynaardt, assembler III; Terry Patterson, assembler II; and Mindi Vanden Bosch, vice president of operations. Back row, from left, are: MidWestOne CEO Chip Reese and ABI President Mike Ralston. CREDIT IOWA ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

South of 6 hosting grant application clinics for Johnson County small businesses

The South of 6 Iowa City Business District is hosting a series of grant application…

CREDIT GREATER IOWA CITY INC.

SBA approves $27.2 million in Iowa loans in March

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

IOWA 500: Q&A with Myrna Johnson, Iowa Public Radio

This Q&A was originally published in the Corridor Media Group’s inaugural IOWA 500 magazine, which features…

Myrna Johnson IPR

Cedar Point Capital Partners earns certification for fiduciary excellence

Cedar Point Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm based in Cedar Rapids, has earned certification…

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