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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…
NAHB: Home prices discourage a growing segment of prospective buyers
The share of prospective buyers actively trying to find a home fell in both the…
Upward trend in annual home price appreciation continues, CoreLogic reports
CoreLogic has released its Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for December 2021. Consumer desire…
First Interstate Bank merges with Great Western Bank
First Interstate BancSystem, parent company of First Interstate Bank, announced on Tuesday that they have…
Iowa awards $1.4 million in Employer Innovation Fund grants
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has awarded $1.4 million in grants to 38 Iowa employers and…
New members join Economic Alliance’s innovation councils, policy board
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has added new members to its innovation councils and…
Mediacom announces new high-speed internet programs to connect low-income households
Mediacom Communications has announced its participation in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a…
2022 predictions in marketing & tech
By the time you read this, we will be an entire month into 2022. As…
Pearson acquires digital credentialing leader Credly
Pearson has announced it has acquired Credly, the market leader in digital workforce credentialing. The…
MidWestOne income, earnings drop slightly in fourth quarter, but full year income sets record
MidWestOne Financial Group, headquartered in Iowa City, reported a drop in net income and diluted…
West Bancorporation announces record net income
Last year was a record-setting year for West Bancorporation. The Des Moines-based bank holding company,…
Local professors address supply chain’s ‘perfect storm’
Depending on your perspective, the phrase “supply chain” is among the global economy’s most pressing…
New general manager takes helm of DoubleTree, convention center
The new general manager of the DoubleTree Hotel, Convention Complex and Alliant Energy PowerHouse is…
Deetz startup expects $10 million in revenue for small businesses this year
It’s easier than ever for people to order from fast-food giants and chain restaurants. Still,…
Pandemic pet boom
Like most business owners, those in the pet industry didn’t know what to expect in…
St. Luke’s offers new solution for joint replacement surgery
UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital is now offering an innovative solution for joint replacement surgery. Mako…