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L&W Supply opens first Iowa location in Cedar Rapids
L&W Supply, a nationwide distributor of interior building materials and construction supplies, has opened its first Iowa location at 1203 Ninth St. SW in...
Ernst names Tootsie’s Ice Cream of Benton County as Iowa Small Business of the...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has chosen Tootsie’s Ice Cream & More of Benton County as her Small Business of the Week.
In 2012, Iowa native...
Eastern Iowa Airport breaks July passenger record
The Eastern Iowa Airport has broken a passenger record for the month of July, airport officials said Monday, Aug. 26.
A total of 135,415 passengers...
Iowa unemployment rate remains at 2.8% for fourth straight month
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in July, unchanged from June and .2% lower than a year ago, according to a report Aug....
Five small businesses receive Main Street Iowa Open 4 Business grants
Five small businesses from Main Street Iowa districts received $50,000 in state grants after successfully pitching their expansion ideas before a panel of judges,...
Linn supervisors cast final vote for new wind energy ordinance
Even as the Linn County Board of Supervisors approved the third and final reading July 31 of a revised ordinance governing utility-scale wind energy...
Artwork by local photographer Christopher V. Sherman showcased in new St. Luke’s Marion emergency...
Marion-based fine arts photographer Christopher V. Sherman’s photographic artwork will be prominently displayed in the soon-to-open St. Luke’s emergency room (ER) in Marion.
The state-of-the...
NextEra Energy outlines plans for Duane Arnold Solar IV project in Linn County
The mood was cordial, yet emotionally charged, as representatives from NextEra Energy laid out their plans for a new Duane Arnold Solar IV energy...
Inventory remains bright spot in June Iowa housing market
Overall inventory remained the bright spot for the Iowa housing market in June, as the summer buying and selling season kicked off.
According to a...
Ralston retiring as Iowa ABI president after two decades
After nearly two decades of leading the charge at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, ABI President Mike Ralston is retiring at the...