Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig spoke to a House appropriations subcommittee Thursday about the state’s local food marketing program, the department’s ongoing work to combat foreign animal diseases, and water quality.
Former high school teammates launch Encourage Golf to offer affordable, inclusive instruction.
The Gazette’s Business Notes is a compendium of the week’s promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.
Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, new wind project development is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand. Even Iowa, the nation’s most wind-powered state, is “closed for business,” experts say.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources division that’s responsible for environmental oversight of 8,000 confined animal feeding operations in the state hasn’t received a budget increase since 2016.
More than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, a much larger share than the overall percentage of U.S. adults. After a tough year for farmers, the loss of enhanced ACA subsidies is putting health insurance out of reach for many.
A redevelopment plan has been drafted to complement the micro-area action plan prepared last year.
For Nathan Berns, owner of Two Men and a Truck franchises across Eastern Iowa, Maryland and New York, knowing the odds has been part of a long-term strategy that has paid off well. But if the Eastern Iowa native has learned anything, it’s not how to play the numbers — it’s how to understand the humans around him.
Its plans include smaller-format stores that are 20 percent cheaper to build but still offer comfortable seating, drive-thru service and mobile order pickup capacity.
The Michigan-based company said Thursday that it anticipates about $600 million to $800 million in severance costs related to the cuts
Here’s what to know about new program meant to give $1,000 to every newborn, so long as their parents open an account.
A two-year federal investigation into the crop giant’s accounting practices rocked its share price and eroded faith in the company’s transparency.
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