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Leadership Iowa announces 2025-26 participants, community hosts
Forty leaders from across Iowa have been selected to participate in the 2025-26 Leadership Iowa program, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation recently announced. The program, Iowa’s premier issues-awareness initiative, has engaged more than 1,500 Iowans since its inception in…
SBA approves $21.2M in Iowa small business loans in September
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 35 loans for $21,226,900 to Iowa businesses in September,…
Statewide e-commerce marketplace announces Shop Iowa Day
Shop Iowa, a statewide e-commerce marketplace initiative of the Iowa Economic Development Authority with the…
Striking Ingredion union to picket at Illinois headquarters
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International union in a…
Diventures expands to four more states in 2022
Omaha, Nebraska-based Diventures, a swim and scuba center with a location in North Liberty, is…
Cropland values still increasing in Iowa, Illinois
Cropland values in Iowa increased 2.8% for the period from March to September 2022, according…
UPDATE: Rustic Hearth Bakery accepts an offer from buyer
Rustic Hearth Bakery, 3531 Mount Vernon Road SE, Cedar Rapids, announced on its Facebook page,…
AIA Iowa award recipients announced in virtual celebration
Four Iowans, including two from the Corridor, were recognized at the American Institute of Architects…
New home sales up in August
A brief decline in mortgage rates helped to boost new home sales in August, but…
CRST driver a finalist for veteran’s driving excellence award
CRST driver and retired U.S. Army Veteran Talon Rogers has been named a 2022 finalist…
New Iowa City Marketplace owners look to fill ‘appealing’ space
A Nashville-based real estate firm purchased the Iowa City Marketplace, formerly Sycamore Mall, in July…
Joensy’s in Center Point closing by Oct. 15
Joensy’s restaurant in Center Point, a renowned stop for tenderloins and other homestyle fare, will…
World Trend Financial, TLD acquired by Illinois wealth group
Savant Wealth Management, a nationally recognized, fee-only registered investment adviser, has acquired World Trend Financial…
UIHC pharmacy specialist wins excellence in innovation award
The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) announced UIHC pharmacy specialist Deanna McDanel as the 2022 recipient…
ISA Ventures partnership launches health care investment fund
A partnership between ISA Ventures and managed care nonprofit CareSource is creating an investment fund…
Iowa receives $51.4 million for EV charging infrastructure
The state of Iowa is receiving $51.4 million over five years from the federal government…
