Supporters taking low-key approach to Linn County gaming referendum
Compared to the costly, and at times contentious, lead-up to the 2013 Linn County gaming referendum, Linn Wins! – the current group promoting approval...
Paving for More Progress backers point to past success, future needs
By most metrics, the Paving for Progress local-option sales tax program has produced substantial tangible results since Cedar Rapids voters first approved it in...
West Bank announces Q3 net income
West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, reported Oct. 28 that
its third quarter 2021 net income was $12.7 million, or $0.76 per diluted...
Child care crisis ‘not sustainable,’ center director says
The Iowa Women's Foundation (IWF) received a $95,000 grant from the Women's Funding Network (WFN) to support the Building Community Child Care Solutions (BCCCS)...
O’Brien retires as franchisee of 22 Iowa McDonald’s restaurants
Kevin O’Brien, whose family company operates 22 McDonald’s restaurant franchises in Iowa – many in the Corridor – announced his retirement this week in...
SBA to recognize National Veterans Small Business Week
The U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and resilience of our veteran small business owners during National Veterans Small Business Week,...
Applications accepted for spring Goldman Sachs program
Applications for the upcoming spring cohort of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program are due Nov. 10. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is...
Gallery on Main Amana Arts Guild to host weekly artists
The Gallery on Main Amana Arts Guild, located in the village of Amana, will be hosting a Fibre Artist for a Day on each...
Picketing suspended near John Deere facility in Illinois after striking UAW worker struck, killed
Picketing activities for striking John Deere workers near the company’s Parts Distribution Center in Milan., Ill., have been canceled for the day Wednesday after...