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Startup Weekend Iowa City is coming up – here’s what you need to know
Aspiring entrepreneurs with bold ideas will have a chance to fine-tune them at Techstars Startup Weekend Iowa City, which launches this Friday. Hosted by EntrePartners July 11-13 at MERGE Iowa City, 136 S. Dubuque St., the three-day event will offer…
Downtown Iowa City introduces kid’s holiday shopping market
The Holiday Kid’s Market in downtown Iowa City gives youth a chance to shop for…
Deere strike over, workers report back to work Thursday
Striking UAW John Deere workers ratified a “landmark labor agreement” on Wednesday ending the first…
Linn County awards $1 million to PATCH program
The Linn County Board of Supervisors has approved $1 million to the Housing Fund for…
Builder confidence up on strong demand, NAHB survey shows
Low existing inventories and strong buyer demand are helping to push builder confidence higher for…
Report: Home buyers motivated by desire to be closer to family and friends
Among repeat home buyers and home sellers over the last year, a key factor for…
HBI report shows labor shortage weakening housing supply, affordability
A lack of skilled construction labor is a key limiting factor for improving housing inventory…
Emirates Airlines signs avionics agreement with Collins Aerospace at Dubai Air Show
Collins Aerospace has been awarded an agreement by Emirates Airlines to upgrade its fleet of…
Economist: Holiday retail sales could increase by 10% in Iowa
Retailers are going to see a significant increase in sales this holiday season, says Creighton…
RuhlHomes.com website ranks as No. 4 in nation
For the third year in a row, and judged against hundreds of other residential brokerages…
Union workers to vote on latest Deere contract offer, includes minor changes
Some 10,000 striking UAW workers are voting Wednesday on a Deere & Co. contract proposal…
Involta’s Holst selected for Iowa Technology Leadership Institute
Involta, a cloud computing, hybrid IT and data services company, has announced that Josh Holst,…
Indian Creek Nature Center wins Allegra Cedar Rapids’ ‘Comeback’ sweepstakes
Allegra Cedar Rapids, a printing and marketing solutions provider, has announced Indian Creek Nature Center…
BrokerTech Ventures Accelerator opens for 2022 cohort applications
BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the industry’s first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program focused on delivering…
Transamerica report: Retirement plan participants embracing virtual education
Transamerica has announced key findings from research centered on how retirement plan sponsors and participants…
Linn County committee questions panel height for Coggon solar project
The proposed industrial-scale solar project near Coggon took the next step through the approval matrix…
