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This 86.1-kilowatt solar array, located on the Wernimont farm near Peosta, was installed by Eagle Point Solar in 2022. CREDIT EAGLE POINT SOLAR

Renewable energy is big in Iowa, but can growth continue?

In the past decade, renewable energy production has surged across the United States, a trend that is clearly evident in Iowa. According to an April 2024 report from Climate Central, an independent nonprofit group of scientists and communicators focused on…

New owners upgrading last of Heartland Inn chain

The newly renovated lobby at Coralville’s Heartland Inn. PHOTO DAVE DEWITTE   By Dave DeWitte…

Fashion Lab sets its sights on wearable tech

A glimpse of the LED-accented accessories produced by Mr. Wetzel and Mr. Wright as part…

Iowa vet finds success delivering discounts

Marine Corps veteran Aaron Serrano has developed an app, Military Cost Cutters, to connect other…

Senior Lifestyles: Exploring the senior living surge

Coralville’s Grand Living at Bridgewater project, shown under construction in an undated photo. The facility…

Newest ISA teams focus on funerals, factories

Christopher Thomas (left) and Armani Goens of Funeral Direct started at the Iowa Startup Accelerator…

Aaron Horn named NewBoCo’s first COO

By Steve Gravelle [email protected] NewBoCo’s new chief operating officer looked up the Cedar Rapids-based inno­vation…

New online resource available for food entrepreneurs

Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) has launched its Iowa Kitchen Connect website, www.IowaKitchenConnect.com, to help…

Moody’s affirms Mercy Medical Center’s A2-level credit rating

Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed a strong “A2” credit rating, with a stable outlook, to…

UnityPoint Northridge clinic awarded for patient-centered care

UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine – Northridge in Hiawatha has been awarded the highest level of…

Rodger and Marlene’s story

Rodger Burnett has been taking care of his wife of 54 years, Marlene, full-time since…

Tin Roost brings unique food in a big package

Outdoor dining on the elevated patio is a big part of the attraction at Tin…

Cargofy wants to be in every owner-operator’s phone

Cargofy founder Stakh Vozniak and COO Nataliia Vozniak, shown in the ISA’s workspace on a…

Grubhub’s appetite worries Iowa City restaurateurs

By Steve Gravelle [email protected] IOWA CITY—Grubhub, the mobile food ordering and delivery giant, has been…

UTC bid for Rockwell Collins taken seriously

Embraer KC-390 aerial tanker transport aircraft upgraded with a Rockwell Collins ProLine Fusion flight deck,…

Kalona SuperNatural to offer 100 percent grass-fed milk

Kalona SuperNatural has announced that it is the first dairy brand to offer 100 percent…