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Acknowledging the reality that students, workers, employers and corporations will be using artificial intelligence and chat bot technology — and, in many cases, already are — Iowa’s public universities are issuing guidance, forming committees, crafting assignments and churning out research on how to use it, how to benefit from it and how to guard against its limitations and potential harms.

In a state dominated by Hy-Vee, Fareway and big box stores, Iowa’s remaining independent grocery stores are pivoting to survive in the minority.

Wolf Carbon Solutions will not use eminent domain to build a 280-mile carbon dioxide pipeline through eastern Iowa, according to the company’s permit application filed Thursday with the Iowa Utilities Board.

The company, which employs 1,600 people at its southwest Cedar Rapids offices, said "market factors“ are to blame for the layoffs. Last year, the company eliminated more than 100 local jobs.

U.S. farm income is forecast to drop substantially in 2023 as commodity prices fall and expenses rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service reported this month.

IntelliSee uses artificial intelligence to monitor surveillance cameras, detect threats

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.

Willie Croghan of BAE Systems credits his family, military service, for his success and cites BAE’s ‘soldier-first’ approach