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Five Corridor companies receive SBA loans in November
The U.S. Small Business Administration has released its monthly approval figures for loans in Iowa for the month of November 2025, and five Corridor companies received loans under the program. According to the SBA report, local companies receiving loans in…
Frontier Co-op receives award from IEDA for $30 million expansion
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board has approved an award to Frontier National Products…
Amana brewery, Cedar Rapids vegetable farm recipients of Choose Iowa value-added grants
Several Corridor businesses are recipients of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Choose…
Iowa City VA to unveil expanded Decorah clinic with ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Iowa City VA Health Care System will host a ribbon-cutting Monday, April 28 on…
UPDATED: Longtime Cedar Rapids jeweler Herman Ginsberg dies at 99
Emil Herman Ginsberg, an icon of the Cedar Rapids area jewelry community and a prominent…
WATCH: Greater Iowa City Business Resource Center supports local business
Greater Iowa City, Inc. (Greater IC) has reaffirmed its commitment to local businesses and entrepreneurs…
Jennie Wunderlich: Inspiring local youth to grow and connect
Jennie Wunderlich knows her two strongest passions in life are logistics and youth. She also…
Deborah Lindberg Gertsen: ‘Don’t wait for someday…’
Deborah Lindberg Gertsen works in a bank, but she is not a banker. She brings…
UI professor awarded $600K NSF grant to accelerate drug development
A University of Iowa engineering professor is developing advanced computer models aimed at accelerating the…
Iowa’s labor, unemployment rate steady in March
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment and labor force participation rates held steady in March amid modest…
Cedar Rapids hospitals warn of potential phone scam
UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and Mercy Medical Center, both in Cedar Rapids, are warning the…
Grain Indemnity Fund assessment to end September
The Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Board has voted to end assessments on grain sold to…
Field to Family’s online market returns weekly for the season
Field to Family will launch its 2025 weekly Online Market on Sunday, April 20, with…
Holiday Inn Express opens new location in Marion
Holiday Inn Express has opened its new location in Marion, developers announced this week. The…
Ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for completion of Marion’s Central Plaza
The City of Marion has scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the…
Iowa Leading Indicators Index again up slightly in February
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) increased to 107.0 in February from 106.7 in January,…
