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NFIB survey: Small business optimism drops in September, remains above historical average
Small business optimism declined in September for the first time in three months, according to a survey released Oct. 14 by by the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 2 points to 98.8 in…
Stamats sells Meetings Today brand to TPMG
Stamats Communications, Inc. has announced the sale of its group meetings and events media brand,…
Honkamp expands Midwestern presence with acquisition of The Brems Group
Honkamp, P.C., a leading Midwest CPA and business advisory group, is set to expand its…
UI leads $6M NSF-funded initiative to combat severe weather in the Midwest
The University of Iowa has secured a $6 million, four-year grant from the National Science…
Timberline announces retirement, succession plans for CEO Pientok
Timberline Manufacturing, a Marion-based electronics contract manufacturer and local employee-owned company, announced retirement plans July…
Linn supervisors cast final vote for new wind energy ordinance
Even as the Linn County Board of Supervisors approved the third and final reading July…
Former Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg named new Boeing CEO
Boeing announced July 31 that its board of directors has elected Robert K. “Kelly” Ortberg,…
North Liberty building damaged in overnight explosion
A North Liberty building sustained significant damage after a late-night explosion. At 11 p.m. on…
Kirkwood, UI partner on Medical Laboratory Science degree
Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) are partnering to offer a four-year…
Linn County stresses landowner protection in approving second reading of wind ordinance
Even as the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously July 29 to approve the…
Hintz Biomedical, HMUIRL take top prize for Iowa JPEC Summer Track pitch
A health care startup that recently took top prize at an Iowa JPEC spring competition…
Cedar Rapids family provides $1 million donation to renovate Mercy downtown emergency room
Mercy Medical Center has announced a $1 million donation from a Cedar Rapids couple to…
Regionalism holds key to economic development, Corridor leaders say
On July 25 local business leaders gathered at the Hotel at Kirkwood for the Corridor…
St. Luke’s hosts ribbon-cutting for new Marion ER
Leaders from UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and the city of Marion hailed the soon-to-open St.…
TIME names Alliant Energy a Best Midsize Company in America
Alliant Energy was recently listed on TIME’s inaugural list of America’s Best Midsize Companies for…
Casey’s to acquire 198 CEFCO convenience stores in $1.145 billion deal
Casey’s General Stores, headquartered in Ankeny, has announced an agreement to acquire Fikes Wholesale, Inc.,…
