Tag: iowa
Big glass ceiling breaks
Two significant glass ceiling barriers were broken over the past several weeks. First, and most obviously, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first...
Kalona Creamery brings yogurt production home
Kalona Creamery has brought its cream-top yogurt in house after previously outsourcing the work to Wisconsin. CREDIT OPEN GATES GROUPÂ
In a move it says...
Loans are up, earnings down for Iowa banks through Q3
INDEX: A chart showing loans among Iowa-chartered banks through the past seven quarters and the year-over-year change for each quarter. SOURCE FDIC
Iowa’s banking industry...
Job market gains a hopeful sign
While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues to improve.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to...
August’s derecho leaves storage, quality problems for Iowa farmers
By Dave DeWitte
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The aftermath of the Aug. 10 derecho will continue through the fall for Iowa farmers, many of whom will be tested by...
Alliant named a Top Utility in Economic Development
By CBJ News Staff
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Alliant Energy has been named a Top Utility in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine, making it the only Iowa energy...
Governor requests nearly $4B in federal disaster aid
Gov. Kim Reynolds is requesting almost $4 billion in federal disaster assistance to deal with the devastation of last week's derecho, which destroyed or...
Decrease in Iowa Leading Indicators Index less severe
By CBJ News Staff
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The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased 0.3% to 100.5 in June from 100.8...
Keep Iowa ahead of online sales curve
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There are hundreds of state rankings with varying levels of authenticity and usefulness, but recent state rankings by Amazon have us intrigued and...
Iowa Leading Indicators Index shows improvement in May
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased 0.5 percent to 100.8 in May from 101.3 in...