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Cornell College AI financial forecasting

Cornell students use AI to improve financial forecasting tools

Two Cornell College students are using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a more efficient tool for financial forecasting as part of this year’s Cornell Summer Research Institute (CSRI). Jillian Witt, a rising junior, and Liam Borer Seabloom, a rising senior,…

Marion passes moratorium on certain commercial developments in fastest-growing areas

Even as the Marion City Council approved the final consideration of an ordinance imposing a…

City of Marion

Yields look strong as Iowa harvesting nears completion

Farmers in Iowa are routinely harvesting more than 200 bushels of corn per acre this…

Harvest yields

Iowa Utilities Board approves advance ratemaking for four Alliant Energy solar projects

The Iowa Utilities Board has approved an application for advance ratemaking principles for four Alliant…

Marion council approves second reading of commercial development moratorium

A commercial development moratorium for some of the fastest-growing areas of Marion is one step…

Marion Uptown Streetscape

Marion officials seek proposals to redevelop former library site

The City of Marion, Marion Economic Development Corp. (MEDCO), the Marion Chamber of Commerce, and…

Old Marion Public Library

Officials discuss initiatives to address workforce shortage in Corridor, across Iowa

While there’s no “silver bullet” for addressing Iowa’s ongoing workforce shortage, several resources and initiatives…

Kathy Anderson Iowa Workforce Development workforce shortage

Collins Aerospace layoffs in Cedar Rapids take effect

Layoffs of 68 Collins Aerospace workers in Cedar Rapids take effect Friday, Oct. 13, after…

Raytheon Technologies Collins Aerospace Cedar Rapids

Hundreds of housing units planned for east Marion development

A large mixed residential development is expected to bring nearly 600 new housing units and…

City of Marion

OTC Industrial Technologies opens Midway subsidiary in Marion

OTC Industrial Technologies, an industrial equipment service provider and distributor headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has…

Midway Industrial Supplyl

Marion development moratorium passes first City Council reading

Seeking a strategic pause on new projects in some of Marion’s fastest-growing areas, the Marion…

City of Marion

Are the Amana Colonies a tourist trap?

The Amana Colonies, long considered one of Iowa’s leading tourist attractions, is also one of…

Amana Heritage Museum Amana Colonies

Marion council eliminates east-west runway from airport’s long-term plan

There are no longer plans to build an east-west runway at the Marion Airport. At…

LuxAir office Marion Airport

Early corn harvests spur optimism about yields despite drought

Farmers so far have reported average or better corn yields despite their worries about the…

Corn crop harvest

Amended Linn County solar ordinance clears second reading

A revised Linn County ordinance governing the development of industrial-scale solar installations is just one…

Linn County Board of Supervisors 2023

Linn supervisors approve first reading of solar ordinance revisions

Proposed revisions to Linn County’s utility-scale solar ordinance are now one step closer to approval…

Linn Supervisors solar ordinance revision hearing