OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for Davenport, Iowa-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at next month's annual meeting despite the objections of a hedge fund that is trying to buy the company.
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.
A new report says dealership consolidation and repair restrictions by companies such as Deere and Co. are making it increasingly difficult for farmers to fix their own equipment.
NextEra, which will build the project at the decommissioned Duane Arnold nuclear facility and plans to sell it to Alliant Energy to own and operate, submitted the plans to Linn County for the two solar energy sites in Palo.
This year’s Tippie Women Summit at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, which kicks off next week, will offer a series of in-person and virtual events, in the hopes of engaging even more participants.
Small businesses are the heartbeat of the community and drive our local economy. This portrait series by Gazette photojournalist Savannah Blake highlights people of color and their businesses in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area.
Not a formal investigation, but the attorney general will look at why the price of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer has increased 315 percent since January 2021, and other types of fertilizer have increased between 171 percent and 290 percent, according to the federal agriculture department.
Rinderknecht Construction, one of the oldest construction companies in Cedar Rapids, is expanding with an additional 1,417 square feet and a complete remodel to its office space, at 1000 29th Ave. SW.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case in 2022 brought by an Iowa fast-food worker who claims that employers have no right to force arbitration on employees after first contesting the lawsuit in pretrial proceedings.
Beams will be installed for a new north bridge over the interstate, according to the city of Hiawatha.
Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin were hit with sanctions by China,
UFG President and CEO Randy Ramlo announced Tuesday he will retire from the insurance carrier later this year.
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