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2025 Entrepreneur of the Year: Brandon Pratt
Lion Development Group owner Brandon Pratt was living in Florida when the housing market crashed in 2008, leading to the Great Recession and widespread unemployment. At the time, he was working for a publicly traded real estate company, which folded…
IBC projects positive six-month economic outlook
The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its final quarterly Economic Outlook Survey for 2023.…
ABI announces Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) is unveiling a new statewide competition in…
Harbor Freight Tools expected to open at former Bed Bath & Beyond in Cedar Rapids
Harbor Freight Tools is expected to open a second Cedar Rapids location soon in the…
Eighth Circuit Court upholds agriculture trespass laws
On Jan. 8, the Eighth Circuit Court unanimously overruled the District Court and upheld Iowa’s…
Healing Prairie Farm, youth crisis shelter, to hold open house
Healing Prairie Farm, a collaboration between CommUnity Crisis Services and United Action for Youth (UAY),…
Greater Iowa City, Inc. seeks collaboration with Iowa City Council
Johnson County’s economic development organization, Greater Iowa City, Inc., is seeking a closer collaboration between…
Cedar Ridge Distillery announces management changes
Swisher-based Cedar Ridge Distillery has announced management changes at the family-owned business. Effective immediately, Jamie…
Delta Dental of Iowa names April Schmaltz new president, CEO
April Schmaltz, interim co-CEO and senior vice president of sales and marketing for Delta Dental…
Plans for affordable housing project at former MAC site resurface
A developer is reviving plans for an affordable housing complex on the former site of…
Year-old Iowa LFPA surpasses $2 million mark
The Iowa Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (ILFPA) recently surpassed $2 million in…
Food nonprofits see fruitful year, despite ongoing drought
2023 wasn’t exactly a banner year for agriculture – Iowa saw its third year of…
Planning Commission recommends rezoning for addition to Big Cedar Industrial Center
A rezoning request for a substantial addition to the Big Cedar Industrial Center is on…
Former GoDaddy building sold
The former GoDaddy office building at 1 Parsons Drive in Hiawatha has been sold to…
Phil Jasper appointed president of Raytheon
Phil Jasper has been appointed president of Raytheon and will report to President and Chief…
New director appointed for University of Northern Iowa JPEC
University of Northern Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (UNI JPEC) has appointed a new director…
