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Iowa housing market posts gains in listings, inventory to open 2026
The Iowa housing market entered the new year with increased inventory and steady buyer activity, according to January 2026 data released by Iowa REALTORS. New listings climbed to 3,072 properties in January, a 2.7% increase from the 2,991 new listings…
Freight volumes approach cliff as shutdown stretches on
A Heartland Express truck shown in an undated photo. PHOTO HEARTLAND EXPRESS By Katharine Carlon…
QCR profits down as COVID-19 slows loan growth
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust’s headquarters in Cedar Rapids in an undated photo. PHOTO VANTAGE…
Passenger numbers plummet at Eastern Iowa Airport
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] After three consecutive years of record-breaking passenger numbers, the Eastern…
Passenger numbers plummet at Eastern Iowa Airport
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] After three consecutive years of record-breaking passenger numbers, the Eastern…
Broadband’s big moment
Chris Ainesworth, an ImOn Communications OSP construction technician, splices two strands of fiber optic cable…
Finkenauer introduces bill to expand biofuels’ reach
A map showing the more than 2,100 retail locations selling E15 fuel across the nation.…
Frustration returns for bankers in round 2 of PPP
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa banks struggled to get Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans…
Reynolds begins reopening 77 of state’s 99 counties
IMAGE: Gov. Kim Reynolds announces the loosening of some restrictions during her Monday press conference.…
Ag tech startup Rantizo joins COVID-19 fight
A drone spraying seating in a stadium. CREDIT Rantizo By CBJ News Staff [email protected] …
Feds set to refill loan fund for small business
By Katharine Carlon [email protected] More relief for small business is on the way after the…
ADM idles ethanol production at Cedar Rapids plant
The ADM dry corn milling ethanol plant in southwest Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9 By…
Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating…
Unemployment claims in Iowa still high, but falling
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Workforce Development reports 27,912 initial unemployment insurance claims were…
EntreFEST going virtual for 2020
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] EntreFEST, June’s two-day conference celebrating entrepreneurship and innovation, has announced…
Amergint reaches deal to buy Raytheon optics business
Raytheon Technologies is developing a wide range of space-based sensors for missile warning. CREDIT RAYTHEON…
