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Leadership Washington’s Agriculture Day offers hands-on look at local farming
The Washington Chamber of Commerce Leadership Washington program hosted its annual Agriculture Day on Wednesday, March 12, offering local business professionals an immersive experience into Washington County’s diverse agricultural industry. The full-day event, which began at Dallmeyer Hall at the…
Helping businesses grow
By Sarah Binder IOWA CITY—After helping launch one business and grow another, Marlo Higgins is…

UI alumna to speak about career, working with Oprah
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—After a tough first semester as a pre-med student at the…

Westdale Mall renderings released
By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS — A picture is worth a thousand words. On May…
Connecting the dots
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—Though its own website doesn’t show it, ConnectFive is focused on…

Coral Ridge Mall lands new businesses
By Pat Shaver CORALVILLE—Several new businesses are moving into Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville. Sephora,…

Eastern Iowa Airport updates planned
By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Recent record passenger months have highlighted the need for expansion and…

Deere’s growth continues in Cedar Valley
By Dave DeWitte WATERLOO — With its enormous and growing John Deere manufacturing complex, Waterloo…

Iowa City provides facade grants
By Pat Shaver [email protected] IOWA CITY—Visitors to downtown Iowa City may start noticing building improvement…

Coming attraction: FilmScene to open downtown Iowa City cinema this fall
By Pat Shaver [email protected] IOWA CITY— It’s coming soon to a theater near you. Movie…

Corridor team: “We create here”
By Sarah Binder [email protected] CORRIDOR—Before he founded the Collins Radio Co. in Cedar Rapids, Arthur…

Living the good life: 900 women attend women’s conference in Coralville
By Pat Shaver [email protected] CORALVILLE—When Coretta Scott King met her future husband, Martin Luther King…

ESP International becomes employee owned
By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—He could have sold the company to anyone, so he decided…
Justice Center project on ballot
Johnson County residents to vote on $43 million project By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—The Johnson…

Hackers access Kirkwood data
By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Among the millions of networks of networks that make up the…
Cedar Valley housing spike
By Angela Holmes BLACK HAWK COUNTY—The downtown resurgence in Waterloo and Cedar Falls has drawn…
