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Smurfit Westrock plant in Cedar Rapids closing
The Smurfit Westrock packaging facility in northeast Cedar Rapids will be closing its doors in early October, according to a notice posted this week to the Iowa Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act website. According to the notification, dated…
Iowa City area to launch community-based digital gift card
Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, announce the launch of…
UPDATE: Deere workers reject second contract proposal, Deere continues discussions with UAW
Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) were back on the picket lines this week after rejecting…
New initiative encourages local shopping this holiday season
This year the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is once again asking people to buy…
SBA approves nearly $31 million in Iowa loans in October
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 55 loans for $30,973,00 to Iowa businesses in October,…
Linn County voters approve casino referendum
Supporters of a Cedar Rapids casino will have another opportunity to develop a proposal for…
Paving for Progress vote passes, local-option sales tax renewed
Linn County’s local-option sales tax, commonly referred to as Paving for Progress and known for…
Census Bureau: U.S. homeownership rate at 65.4% for third quarter of 2021
The Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) reported the U.S. homeownership rate was flat at…
Mural honoring health care workers unveiled in downtown Cedar Rapids
A two-story-high mural featuring images of local health care workers was unveiled Monday in downtown…
Construction spending slumps nationwide in September
Total construction spending declined in September for the first time since February, as both residential…
Ingredion third-quarter financial report shows mixed results
Ingredion Inc., the Westchester, Illinois-based starch, modified starch and starch sugar manufacturer with operations in…
MidWestOne Financial Group touts deposit market share amid acquisition
MidWestOne Financial Group, the holding company that owns MidWestOne Bank, has reported Q3 financial results…
Alliant Energy announces plans for Iowa’s largest solar and battery facility
Alliant Energy announced this morning that it intends to acquire the first two phases of…
Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties reaches final goal
The Grow Solar Linn + Johnson Counties solar group buy has successfully concluded, with 64…
Report: Iowa is the cheapest state to live in for clean air
Iowa residents are paying the least for access to clean air, according to a report from modular “cleanroom”…
Iowa Leading Indicators Index loses momentum in September
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index September 2021 Report looks at economic activity in September of 2021.…
