Tag: iowa
Iowa’s unemployment rate falls to 3.0% in April
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.0% in April – down from 3.3% in March and from 4.5% one year ago. The U.S....
Frontier Co-op honored for Breaking Down Barriers to Employment initiative
Frontier Co-op has been named the winner of a 2022 Silver Halo Award in the Social Service Initiative category by Engage for Good.
The award...
Solon home boasts big-city living in small-town Iowa
The Brandt family’s Solon home evokes the essence of big-city living in small-town Iowa.
With floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking “midtown,” ultra-modern lighting providing a dazzling nighttime...
Iowa residents among most likely in U.S. to own their homes
The American housing market took off during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The homeownership rate – or the share of housing units...
Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ development in Linn County set to begin soon
Development work on the long-planned and oft-discussed Dows Farm Urban Renewal Area in Linn County is finally set to begin soon.
In a work session...
North Liberty narrowly fails in $650M biomanufacturing facility bid
Updated June 7
North Liberty’s proposal to bring a 500,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility — equal to $650 million in a total capital investment — was...
Rogers: Linn County persevered through challenges, but many more lie ahead
Linn County has persevered admirably through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the August 2020 derecho, but issues ranging from mental health and...
NAR report: National land market has its best year in nearly a decade
The national land market had its best year in nearly a decade in 2021, as land sales rose 6% and outperformed the pace of...
Increasing inflationary pressures, higher energy costs affecting small businesses
Small business owners across the country and in Iowa are reporting inflationary pressures are hurting their bottom line and adversely impacting their ability to...