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Igram Village Hiawatha groundbreaking

Hiawatha leaders hail Igram Village as ‘monumental development’

Hiawatha leaders hailed the Igram Village project as a “monumental development” in the city’s history at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning, Oct. 8. “This project represents much more than just the construction of new homes,” Hiawatha mayor Steve Dodson said…

SBA approves $20.2 million in Iowa small business loans in March

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa…

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

Editorial: Iowa’s transcendent women’s basketball team

What we witnessed this past season with the hype and success of the University of…

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball bobblehead

Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball commemorative bobblehead unveiled

A special limited-edition bobblehead commemorating the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball teams’ historic 2022-23 season was…

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball bobblehead

WalletHub: Iowa, Minnesota among highest tax burdens

Iowans and Minnesotans face among the top 10 highest tax burdens in the nation, according…

Recipients of Iowa’s first CDL training grants announced

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the first recipients from a new grant program to…

trucking

ABI survey: Most Iowa manufacturers plan investments in 2023

The majority of Iowa manufacturers plan to make strategic investments in their organizations in the…

Iowa ABI survey

Iowa unemployment rate drops to 2.9% in February

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.9% in February from 3% in January, according…

Unemployment rate

Ethanol advocates warn of lower Iowa corn prices without pipelines

Income for Iowa farmers might decline $1.1 billion per year if the state’s ethanol plants…

Green Plains ethanol plant

Linn County unveils new property tax lookup tool

Linn County has created a new online tool that provides increased transparency for the county’s…

The Linn County Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids

Iowa unemployment rate drops to 3% in January

Iowa’s unemployment rate was 3.0% in January, down from the 3.1% initially announced in December,…

Iowa WorkForce Development

Marion has ‘boundless potential,’ AbouAssaly tells State of the City attendees

Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly is an unapologetic champion of the city’s attributes and growth, and…

Nick AbouAssaly Marion State of the City 2023

Iowa sets town hall meetings on statewide digital services

More than 50 public town hall meetings, including several in the Corridor, have been scheduled…

Iowa digital services meetings

SBA issues loans to three Corridor businesses in February

Three Corridor businesses received a total of $4.774 million in loans from the U.S. Small…

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

Demolition schedule set for former Marion library building

The demolition schedule for the former Marion Public Library building has been formally set. At…

Old Marion Public Library

UPDATED: Transamerica laying off another 42 Cedar Rapids employees

Transamerica is laying off another 42 employees from its Cedar Rapids operations, according to a…

Transamerica