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But there’s still more work to be done to close the gender gap in landownership education and resources, advocates say.

Plated Table, a meal delivery and catering business, opened in Iowa City in February.

Having grown up in furniture stores, Jeff Jones adopted what he calls an “old school” approach to the business: low overhead and high volume. It has worked for him as owner of Jeff Jones Furniture for 35 years. Now, after receiving a “perfect” review on Google, he’s making plans to retire and close the store.

Dangerous leaders do one thing better than others, and that is to say yes. This is in contrast with the oft-touted idea of saying no and setting boundaries.

Arid conditions are expected to persist in eastern Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Customers will see an immediate interim increase of 5 percent, the maximum allowed under Iowa law, while the Iowa Utilities Board holds a series of public hearings in MidAmerican’s service areas.

While increasing blending volumes overall by raising the level for advanced biofuels, the new rule includes lower mandates for corn-based ethanol in 2024 and 2025 than the EPA had initially proposed.

Electricity transmission company ITC Midwest is relocating its headquarters from a leased space in downtown Cedar Rapids to a purchased facility in the redeveloped Westdale Mall area, providing growing room for the company in a new, permanent location.