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Mari Hunt Wassink Black Earth Produce Iowa food assistance funding

Eastern Iowa producers speak out against cancellation of food assistance funding

Operators of several Eastern Iowa small farms and food assistance programs gathered Monday, March 31 to voice their opposition to the cancellation of $1 billion in funding for the USDA’s Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Foods for Schools…

Red Vespa closes in Solon

Red Vespa, the first pizzeria in Iowa to be certified by the True Neapolitan Pizza…

OPN Architects opens new office in Minneapolis

OPN Architects, a Cedar Rapids-based design firm started 43 years ago in Eastern Iowa, has…

Real estate tech company STRATAFOLIO selected for REACH Scale-up Program

STRATAFOLIO, a leading provider of commercial real estate management software, has been accepted into the…

Shive-Hattery acquires WSM Architects in Tucson

Cedar Rapids-based Shive-Hattery has acquired WSM Architects, Inc., a 13-person architecture firm in Tucson, Arizona.…

UIHC giving on-site interviews, same-day offers for prospective nurses

Facing a nationwide shortage in nurses, University of Iowa Health Care will host a nurse …

Alliant Energy announces 2022 recipients of “One Million Trees” funds

Alliant Energy has announced that more than 30 Iowa communities are receiving tree planting aid…

South Slope bringing fiber network to rural Oxford

South Slope Cooperative Communications is bringing fiber optic technology to homes and businesses in Oxford.…

South Slope grants

Grow with Google trains Iowans for high-growth tech jobs

Iowa job seekers now have access to a valuable professional training program designed to prepare…

Iowa rolls out new quality rating system for child care providers

Iowa Quality for Kids (IQ4K), a new quality rating system for child care providers, was…

Child Care Incentive

Web Exclusive: Frank Rolfe says he’s saving mobile home parks. Critics disagree.

On the homepage of the Mobile Home University (MHU) website, a four-minute introduction video gives…

Easy Living

Before Jim and Judy Jorgensen moved from north-central Iowa to North Liberty in July 2020…

More than just a pet store

Dogs are welcomed with open arms, fresh treats and new toys inside Muddy Puppy Pet…

Moving beyond a bedroom community

For decades, the city of Robins has been the virtual epitome of a Corridor bedroom…

Xavier HS graduates’ startup selected for accelerator program

Fantasy teams and gambling have forever altered the world of sports fandom. The shift toward…

Culturing consistent growth

Red Star Yeast’s plant in southwest Cedar Rapids may fly somewhat under the radar in…