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Procter & Gamble to add 100 new jobs with $150M Iowa City expansion

Procter & Gamble is planning to expand its Oral-B Laboratories production capacity in Iowa City, a $150 million project estimated to create 100 new full-time jobs. The company is adding a new production line that will “manufacture products in Iowa…

Taking the slow lane

In the race between the tortoise and the hare, it’s fair to say the owners…

Return to the office?

What does a return to work look like? There’s no single answer or prescribed process,…

Insurance questions loom

It’s going to take a while to sort out just how 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic and…

More women venturing into investments, but challenges remain

Despite the notable gains made by women in the workforce in recent years, including growth…

It’s all good in the agrihood

Forget golf communities. A new $80 million development taking shape just outside Cedar Rapids will…

City managers highlight ongoing projects in wake of pandemic, derecho

The city managers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marion, Coralville, North Liberty and Hiawatha share…

It’s reinvent or die for struggling retail centers

“The mall is dead, long live the mall” could easily be the 2021 motto for…

Common Table offers rare experience

Sarah Goettsch describes herself as fortunate. So, one day in the fall of 2019, when…

Disaster prompts Mount Vernon boy to hone business, philanthropic skills

A handmade birthday gift for a friend has evolved into a budding business for a…

Organizations hit by derecho tell their survival stories

It was barely covered by national media and federal funds were slow in coming, but…