Supervisors Ben Rogers and Stacey Walker voted for the project, while Louie Zumbach voted against it. The approval means that about 750 acres will be rezoned from agricultural to agricultural with a renewable energy overlay that expires after 35 years.
As a result of congressional approval of the bipartisan infrastructure package, Iowa DOT officials expect the five-year highway program to grow from $3.6 billion to about $4 billion.
For the second year in a row, Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher outsold legacy whiskey brands — some 100 other brands — to become the No. 1 selling 750 ml bourbon in the state of Iowa.
Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile takeover offer from “vulture hedge fund” Alden Global Capital.
The global supply chain challenges that are hampering shipments of a growing number of items now include Monday-through-Saturday delivery of the New York Times newspaper in Eastern Iowa.
It may come as a surprise to city dwellers excited by their home values that countless farmers are experiencing a real estate boom that makes residential prices pale in comparison.
The new law “does not discriminate on the basis of the viewpoint of the offender,” wrote District Judge Derek Johnson.
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Responding to increased consumer demand for custom meats, the Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded 15 grants Friday to small-scale meat processors.
The Iowa Hotel and Lodging Association will advocate for hotels, under the management of the Iowa Restaurant Association.
“I want to get it right, so we we're looking at the language to make sure it does what the intent was to do (because) really what we’re trying to do is not tax retirement income,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said while at Van Meter in Cedar Rapids.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A year after dropping charges against an activist who exposed what many viewed as the inhumane killing of hundreds of pigs at two Iowa pork plants, prosecutors have dropped a second case against him.
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