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Creighton economist Goss: 2025 economy was a mixed bag, but improvement predicted for 2026
Economic data for 2025 was decidedly mixed, with slowing inflation tempered by job losses in the manufacturing sector and other factors, but the outlook through 2026 is generally more positive, economist Ernie Goss told more than 500 attendees at the…
Ethanol industry weathering price downturn
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Iowa’s ethanol producers have so far managed to weather a downturn…
UI panel explores driverless implications
By Chase Castle [email protected] As cars become increasingly automated with driver-assisting technologies, auto insurance companies…
As Comic Con grows, CR event expanding
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] When a group of Cedar Rapids comic and game fans put…
Familiar face steps into IWLC role
By Angela Holmes CEDAR RAPIDS—Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC) has experienced so much change in…
Prairiewoods event aims to inspire hope
By Angela Holmes [email protected] HIAWATHA—In a time of upheaval, people need a catalyst to help…
Keeping it local pays off in online learning
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Corridor residents considering an online degree program have a growing…
Dairy farms partnering to meet organic milk demand
Farmers Creamery in Wellman, Marilyn Farms in Kalona and the Kalona Amish and Mennonite dairy…
Corridor companies turn to video to gain exposure
Stephanie Mettille, CPA, tax manager for Honkamp Krueger, and Mike Smith, an actor for Happee…
Cedar Bayou water park swirls into shape
By Cindy Hadish [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS—Ground could be broken as early as next spring…
Making your gift count
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Philanthropy is one arena in which emotion can easily run away…
Coralville bike shop to tap the trail
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Jessica Skeie and her father Bob Wolff opened Trail’s End,…
Airport site positioned to be Iowa’s first “Super Park”
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] The first industrial park to be designated a “Super Park” under…
Iowa City gears up for Mission Creek
By Angela Holmes [email protected] Over the past 10 years, Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival…
Plugging the service gap
By Dave DeWitte and Chase Castle [email protected] Hiring, retention and staffing levels are becoming more…
Metronet eyes IC Internet market
By Chase Castle [email protected] Crews from Metronet Technologies, a fiber optic networking company, started…
