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Charlie Fisher, owner of Falcon Farm Co. and an affiliate of Goats on the Go, checks on one of his goat herds at a jobsite in rural North Liberty. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

Targeted goat grazing is gaining popularity, these businesses are taking the opportunity by the horns

An idea for a “cool retirement job” became a full-time endeavor in July for Tamra and Ryan Elliott, owners and operators of Go-At It, a targeted goat grazing company. Targeted grazing is a vegetation management strategy that uses goats as…

Reynolds announces plans to invest in water infrastructure, quality

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Dec. 8 a $100 million investment in water infrastructure and water…

Happy Joe’s near Lindale Mall permanently closed

The Happy Joe’s pizza restaurant at 5070 Lindale Drive NE in Cedar Rapids is permanently…

Dunn Brothers Coffee coming to northeast Cedar Rapids

Dunn Brothers Coffee will be opening its second Corridor location in Cedar Rapids Dec. 15.…

Iowa City Area HBA members help provide affordable homes to community

Greater Iowa City Area HBA members are helping Iowa City disadvantaged families achieve their goals…

U.S. home prices grew at record pace in October

CoreLogic, a property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has released the CoreLogic Home Price…

Iowa Carbon Task Force issues final recommendations

Members of the Iowa Carbon Sequestration Task Force gathered in-person and virtually once more during…

Nordstrom third-quarter earnings below estimates, but overall sales jump sharply

Nordstrom, with operations in southwest Cedar Rapids, reported third-quarter earnings that fell substantially below analysts’…

Nordstrom Cedar Rapids

Alliant Energy offering 25 innovation scholarships

Alliant Energy is seeking applications for their 2022 Innovation Scholarships as the company recognizes outstanding…

Alliant Energy

Cornell’s new Finance Lab fuels hands-on learning opportunities

Students walking into Cornell College’s new Cell Finance Lab might feel a bit like they’re…

Applications open for Iowa City idea accelerator program

Heartland Forward and its partners, Builders + Backers and the Iowa City Area Development Group…

International Paper receives approval for carbon reduction target

International Paper, with operations in Cedar Rapids, has announced its 35% Greenhouse Gas reduction target…

International Paper Cedar River Mill

Honkamp Krueger acquires Nigl Accounting

Honkamp Krueger (HK) — a top 100 CPA and business consulting firm with locations in…

Corridor employers sorting out challenges and opportunities

“There’s an element of learning to live with some version of what COVID is,” said…

UnityPoint physician receives AME certification

Dr. Angela Greif, UnityPoint Health–Jones Regional Medical Center (JRMC) chief medical officer, recently received FAA…

Iowa reemployment case management program launches in January

Iowa Workforce Development will start the new year with a new sense of urgency about…

Iowa WorkForce Development