While the U.S. economy looks good underneath the surface, uncertainty around the impact of Trump’s tariffs and trade policy has kicked up a “bunch of question marks in the air, you know, dust in the air that makes the visibility low” for the Fed to consider lowering short-term borrowing costs, said Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee.
Total passenger totals up about 8 percent over 2024 numbers at this time, and airlines are adding capacity to summer flight schedules at the airport.
The popular “American Saloon” country-themed bar in downtown Cedar Rapids has announced plans for a second location on the Ped Mall at 118 S. Dubuque St.
There’s a new option for burgers in Benton County.
Tom Pientok has been appointed as Folience’s new president and chief executive officer, effective June 1. Pientok has served on the board of the organization since 2017.
The state’s five-year plan for transportation infrastructure features billions of dollars in planned investments in Iowa road, bridge, aviation and railway infrastructure, construction and repair projects.
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.
Iowa City’s Burlington Street Bridge is crossed by nearly 19,000 vehicles each day. But it is deteriorating. A 2021 report described the structure as being in “poor” condition and “structurally deficient.” City leaders are working with the University of Iowa and Iowa DOT to plan for replacement of the structure, work that could begin by 2028 or 2029.
The frequently changing tariffs on imported ingredients are creating some challenges for skin care company EcoLips. The manufacturer relies on a variety of ingredients that can’t be grown in the United States. Frequently fluctuating ingredient costs may have an impact on the steady growth the company has experienced.
Dangerous Leaders don’t follow a roadmap of someone else’s choosing, even inside established structures. We carve our path to the destination.
Google, at an event in Cedar Rapids on Friday, announced a $7 billion investment in Iowa to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, adding to the $6.8 billion already invested since 2007.
An absentee Iowa farmland owner does not have legal standing to sue the federal government for its ‘Swampbuster’ wetland protections, but even if he did the challenge would likely fail, a federal judge decided Thursday.
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