The Iowa Legislature wants to spend $1 million next year to revise the state’s long-standing nitrogen fertilizer calculator used in seven corn-growing states. Some water quality advocates fear the update will mean more fertilizer applied to fields and more runoff into streams and lakes, but two Iowa State professors welcome the opportunity for new research into the nitrogen question.
Sweetie’s Ice Cream Parlor serves up a sweet tooth nostalgia thattranscends generational differences.
See where you can get a $10 gift card in his restaurant tour this summer.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a chain with more than 1,000 locations across the country, has opened its first Cedar Rapids site on Edgewood Road.
Chef Daniel Velasquez is cooking up his signature fry bread and street foods with a nod to his Native American culture.
William Gay got the idea for his online business, VetRxDirect, while watching the Super Bowl
Jennifer Banta knew the shortage and cost of child care was a major workforce issue long before the pandemic took hold and brought the conversation to light across the country.
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.
The shocks of high gasoline costs are ricocheting through the economy as prices continue to rise, and industry analysts see little relief.
Culver is returning to his leadership position at the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, which boosts farmers’ access to loans.
Avian flu is spawning fantastical claims similar to the ones that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring how conspiracy theories often emerge at times of uncertainty, and how the internet and a deepening distrust of science fuel their spread.
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