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.
Ranchers and agricultural advocates warn the nation’s cattle industry is in dire straits as Walmart and Brazilian-based JBS expand in U.S. market
The majority of the affected employees work at the retailer’s headquarters in Minneapolis.
The consumer products maker now foresees less of an impact from tariffs for fiscal 2026.
One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm in western Iowa and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law.
The two U.S. railroads are continuing to make the case for their proposed $85 billion merger.
It’s the latest attempt by tech companies to imbue their AI chatbots with more of a personality
Acquisition of Iowa City-based MidWestOne Financial Group by Wisconsin-based Nicolet Bankshares would create one of the largest community banks in Upper Midwest. The proposed merger is expected to close in mid-2026.
Rising temperatures — including in Iowa — take a heavier toll on the body during pregnancy.
The Hiawatha Economic Development Corp. has tapped Liz Mathis to serve as the organization’s first executive director.
Iowa Republican senator’s comments come after president proposes beef purchases from Argentina
The USDA said each Farm Service Agency office will have two workers who will be paid even though the government remains closed.
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