Skills 2014 report results released
Region will need 12,000 workers over next three years
By Pat Shaver
Local employers say the region will need about 12,000 new and replacement workers over...
Music IC Festival starts Friday
Organizers aim to create a chamber music festival tailored to Iowa City’s literary identity
By Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - A new music festival in downtown...
Blood-alcohol tests for sale
Quad Cities company offers service for drivers
By Gigi Wood
CORRIDOR – It can be difficult to know whether it’s the right choice to get behind...
Englert Theatre changing mortgage, city funding recommended
The new mortgage will be for $370,000
By Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - The city’s economic development committee met this morning to receive a financial update...
UIHC spinout seeks to reduce blindness
By Gigi Wood
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA - A University of Iowa researcher has started a company designed to increase prevention of diabetic retinopathy, one...
Sustainability group formed by businesses
Receives a $28,000 grant from state
By Pat Shaver
A group that formed in Cedar Rapids has one overall goal: sustainability.
Kitty Edwards, a purchasing manager who...
Social media legal pitfalls abound
Employers seek aid with challenges
By Gigi Wood
IOWA CITY - Much of the business-related advice on social media centers on employees cleaning up their image...
Young minds learn business first-hand
By Pat Shaver
CEDAR RAPIDS - The company held its final shareholder meeting late last month to liquidate the seven-month-old business.
Do it Design, out of...
Diamond V plans expansion, seeks state support
A Cedar Rapids company has applied for state and local funds to help with a $17 million expansion project, officials announced Thursday.
Diamond V Mills...