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Can Iowa keep up with rising electricity demand?
For the first time in decades, Iowa is seeing a marked increase in electricity demand, spurred in large measure by the continued development of data centers, both in the Corridor and throughout the state. That growth leads to a natural…
St. Luke’s Foundation accepting applications for Rural Healthcare Grant program
UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Foundation is accepting applications for its Rural Healthcare Grant program, which provides…
VictoryXR in Davenport grows virtual learners
A generation ago, the excitement in the eyes of an 11-year-old Harry Potter perfectly captured…
Lee reports ‘tremendous’ digital growth, print revenue falls
Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is reporting “tremendous digital revenue growth” in its second quarter…
West Liberty Foods CEO to retire May 31
WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – West Liberty Foods CEO Ed Garrett, who has helped lead the…
Builders and Backers celebrate successes, preview summer cohort
A collection of local entrepreneurs gathered May 5 to celebrate the progress they have made…
Folience named national ESOP Company of the Year
Folience, a Cedar Rapids-based holding company whose properties include The Gazette, received the ESOP Association’s…
Hall-Perrine Cancer Center accredited by American College of Radiation Oncology
Mercy Medical Center’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center in Cedar Rapids has received full accreditation from the…
Iowans to recover $1 million from TurboTax
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller secured $1.02 million from Intuit, the parent company of TurboTax,…
First public meeting set May 19 to review Duane Arnold Solar proposals
The first public meeting to review the Duane Arnold Solar utility-scale solar application has been…
Union official hopeful for resolution of strike against King’s Ready-Mix
An officer with Teamsters Local 238 says the union is open to continued negotiations with…
West Liberty Foods to build new hometown plant
WEST LIBERTY – After 25+ years in business, West Liberty Foods has outgrown its current…
SBA approves $12.3 million in Iowa small business loans in April
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 33 loans for $12,369,800 to Iowa businesses in April,…
Local businesses gear up for Cinco de Mayo in Cedar Rapids
It may not be an official U.S. holiday, but many local businesses in Cedar Rapids…
Steel Therapeutics announces $1.5M in funding, addition of veteran Pharmaceutical Executive to board
Steel Therapeutics, Inc., an early stage pharmaceutical company focused on increasing access to compounded drug…
Groundbreaking set for Green Park apartment project
Developers will formally break ground Monday, May 9 on the Green Park Apartment Living development…
