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Manufacturing, ag industry experts weigh in at Tariff Town Hall
Business leaders and farmers gathered at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher on Tuesday to weigh in on the impact tariffs are having on Iowa. Farmers for Free Trade sponsored a “Tariff Town Hall” that featured a panel of industry experts…
2022 Iowa City Area Parade of Homes set for June 4-12
The 55th annual Iowa City Area HBA Parade of Homes, presented by Hills Bank and…

Cookies & Dreams expanding to Ankeny, Chicago suburbs
Cookies & Dreams, a Quad Cities-based cookie store with a store in Coralville, is expanding…

Despite two-year moratorium, developers unveil plans for Cedar Rapids casino complex
While acknowledging the likelihood that a two-year moratorium on new casino licenses will be enacted,…

Uptown Marion Market opens on new festival street
The Uptown Marion Market season starts on Saturday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to noon…
Hall-Perrine Cancer Center celebrates 10th anniversary, Cancer Survivors Day
Mercy’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center is marking its 10th anniversary this summer. The Hall-Perrine Cancer Center…

Cedar Rapids conference speaker: Economic growth rooted locally
As a native of the Chicago suburb of Matteson, Illinois, Dr. Keith Taylor said it…

PepsiCo named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List
PepsiCo ranked first among food, beverage and tobacco industry companies and second overall on the…

University of Iowa researchers selected to aid NASA mission
Jun Wang, assistant director of the Iowa Technology Institute, was named the principal investigator for…

Iowa investing $20 million in Nonprofit Innovation Fund
Governor Kim Reynolds announced a $20 million investment to help nonprofit organizations in Iowa through…

Affordable housing crisis: Limited options among issues facing low-income families
The cost of limited affordable housing has dramatically outpaced wages, and local families cannot keep…

Cedar Ridge Distillery receives top honors at Ascot Awards
A selection of whiskeys from Cedar Ridge Distillery received top honors as part of the…

Courage Ride charity bike ride planned for sarcoma cancer research
Courage Ride, an annual charity bike ride benefiting the University of Iowa’s sarcoma cancer research…

Supply, workforce shortages drive up prices, slow down projects
In our new COVID reality, even a rapid economic recovery from a global pandemic has…

Maryam Thompson out to prove everyone is photogenic
If a client doesn’t like their photos, it’s because the photographer didn’t succeed in showcasing…
Monument Hills IC development would feature senior housing cooperative
A development group is in the initial stages of transforming wooded land in Iowa City…
