Small Business

SBA’s Iowa District Office names new acting director

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Wednesday that Dawnelle Conley has been named the acting district director of the SBA’s Iowa District Office,...
Micky’s Irish Pub will soon open at 429 E. Third St., Davenport. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Micky’s Irish Pub expands to Davenport

Micky’s Irish Pub is scheduled to open in downtown Davenport on or around Saturday, Feb. 1. The pub – with locations in Iowa City and North...
Taylor and Stephanie Getting, owners of Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging in Oxford.

Calyx Creek and Lavender wins Iowa Farm Bureau prize

Oxford-based Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging has won the second -place prize for the Iowa Farm Bureau’s “Grow Your Future” Award. Owners Taylor and...
The Ditch Family of Center Point was honored with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines. Front left to right: Bob Quinn (Host of The Big Show), Matt Ditch, Joshua Ditch, and Victoria Ditch. Back left to right: AJ Ditch, Ken Ditch, Becky Ditch, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Brian Waddingham (Executive Director of the Coalition to Support Iowa Farmers), and Pat McGonegle (Chief Executive Officer of the Iowa Pork Producers Association).

Center Point family honored with Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

The Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig, presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to Center Point family, Matt and Melissa Ditch, during the...
Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week participants announced

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announce the restaurants selected to participate in the 13th annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week. The event features...

The Wedge Pizzeria moves back to downtown Iowa City 

The Wedge Pizzeria, which originally opened in 1999, has announced its return to downtown Iowa City. It officially reopened on Jan. 8, now located...
Iowa Capitol

NFIB announces 2025 Iowa legislative priorities

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, has issued its 2025 Iowa legislative priorities for the state’s...
Taylor and Stephanie Getting, owners of Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging in Oxford.

Wellman, Oxford business receive IEDA Rural Innovation Grant to boost growth

Businesses in the Wellman and Oxford areas are among the recipients of the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) Rural Innovation Grants, announced today by...

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