Alliant Energy plans Tuesday to file a proposal with the Iowa Utilities Board to buy a large-scale solar project near Palo from NextEra Energy Resources and further develop that project into the state’s largest solar and battery storage facility.
Nov. 1 was the deadline for UnityPoint Health workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or request an exemption. Employees that fail to be vaccinated and don’t meet the criteria for an exemption will be placed on administrative leave.
Iowa City-based MidWestOne Financial Group said Monday it plans to acquire Iowa First Bancshares of Muscatine in a deal valued at approximately $47.6 million.
MercyOne, the health care system that operates hospitals and clinics across Iowa, is extending its COVID-19 vaccination mandate to Nov. 12. Under a new state law, employees previously denied a religious or medical exemption have the opportunity to file for a waiver.
Iowa OSHA has fined Agri Star Meat and Poultry plant in Postville more than $28,000 for violations found after a February explosion that injured two employees.
That will mean some new names alongside traditional mainstays such as Schild Brau and Iowa Pale Ale. Many new styles will be offered in cans, also new for Millstream.
With policy changes to unemployment benefits yet to result in a boost to workforce numbers in Iowa, businesses continue to search for ways to fill jobs and to keep employees they already have -- many now raising wages, offering bonuses and adding perks.
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.
While disagreeing with the Biden administration's plan to mandate vaccines or testing, business organizations in Iowa say Iowa’s new law puts employers at risk of facing federal penalties and could worsen the workplace shortage.
The unraveling of the used-car market is the most tangible result of a problem that has plagued the global economy for the past year: a dire shortage of computer chips that has hobbled auto manufacturing.
As the strike of Deere & Co. enters its third week, one of the issues facing the company and the picketing UAW workers is safety in the workplace.
Picket duties at the Milan center were suspended Wednesday morning, after Richard Rich, a Local 79 member, was struck and killed walking to the picket line Wednesday morning at the intersection, which is near the John Deere Parts Distribution Center in Milan.
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