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Ingredion hosts groundbreaking ceremony for $50 million Cedar Rapids expansion

Ingredion leaders and government officials took an opportunity Wednesday, at a groundbreaking ceremony in Cedar Rapids, to recognize not only Ingredion’s $50 million local expansion, but the plant’s long operating history and its symbiotic relationship with Iowa agriculture. “Today, we…

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,…

Involta data center

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…

Creekside Forest School students and staff participated in a ribbon-cutting for the new school at the Indian Creek Nature Center Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. LIZ ZABEL PHOTO/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…

Workforce Roundtable offers strategies, resources for small businesses

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and IowaWORKS hosted a workforce roundtable on Nov. 15 for Corridor-based…

Perfect Game, K-Motion roll out cutting-edge technology

Each year, baseball players sink countless hours into perfecting their swing hoping to one day…