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Common occupations don’t pay a 2-bedroom housing wage

The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently reported that a full-time worker in Iowa would need to make $15.97 hourly ($33,224 annually) to afford...

Mercy Iowa City President and CEO Sean Williams announces plans to resign

Mercy Iowa City confirmed today that Sean Williams, Mercy Iowa City president and CEO, has shared his plans to resign, effective Sept. 30, 2021....

Linn County Public Health adopts CDC guidance, recommends masks indoors

Linn County Public Health is adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) face-covering recommendations to protect against COVID-19 and the Delta variant. The...

South Slope launching fiber optic service in Oxford

South Slope Cooperative Communications has announced they will be extending fiber optic technology to homes and businesses in Oxford. Construction of the fiber optic network...

Reynolds names carbon sequestration task force working groups

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced members of the agriculture and energy working groups of the Carbon Sequestration Task Force. Ms. Reynolds signed Executive Order...
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa

Small Business Administration marks 68 years

The U.S. Small Business Administration marked 68 years of service July 30 as a voice for America’s 30 million small businesses and startups. For nearly...
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Iowa State launching agricultural AI institute

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National Science Foundation has announced 11 new Artificial Intelligence Research...

Ingredion operating income, EPS up dramatically in second quarter

Ingredion Inc. reported adjusted operating income of $208 million for the second quarter Tuesday, up 64% over the same period last year. The Westchester, Illinois-based...

Cedar Rapids city buildings will require masks regardless of vaccination status

The City of Cedar Rapids said it will begin requiring visitors, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks at city-owned buildings starting today. In...

UI professor: Consider shopping for holidays now

So-called “Christmas in July” sales have become a summertime staple, fueled by retailers’ desire to spark sales in an otherwise slow shopping month. But this...

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