2023

Harvest yields

Yields look strong as Iowa harvesting nears completion

Farmers in Iowa are routinely harvesting more than 200 bushels of corn per acre this year despite widespread drought as crop harvest reaches its conclusion, according to field agronomists for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “Our corn hybrids are…

Alliant Energy again named among Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies

For the third consecutive year, Alliant Energy has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s…

Alliant Energy

After real estate downturn to end 2022, positivity on horizon for 2023

November 2022 unit sales of single-family homes were down 29.5% compared to November 2021, but…

Home sales

NAR forecasts 4.78 million existing-home sales, stable prices in 2023

Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of…

Home sales homeownership 2023

Iowa SBA office seeks Small Business Week 2023 award nominations

If you or someone you know has what it takes to become America’s “Small Business…

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans Iowa