U.S. Department of Agriculture chief Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday that the U.S. government will move to ban sales of farmland nationwide to Chinese buyers and other foreign adversaries, citing threats to national security and food security.
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.
Higher tariffs on nearly all major U.S. trading partners are piling pressure on farmers already struggling with soaring agricultural supply costs and elevated rates.
Created by Caleb Renner, 22, and launched under his company name, Renner Ag Solutions, AgriNet does not require a farmer to enter a grain bin, which Renner calls “industry changing” in that it will save lives and limbs.
Owners Steve Shriver and Eric Engelmann need to spend more time on other ventures and hope to find a new owner for the event and music space who has desire to serve community and spend time on the venue.
It’s the sort of problem you wouldn’t think about unless you’re the one dealing with it.
Enticing offers for those wishing to earn extra income working remotely can be very tempting, sophisticated and convincing. It's a con, and the purported work may help fraudsters.
In both defense and attack mode as a lawsuit against it looms, MercyOne has asked a higher court to weigh in on the recent dismissal of its appeal of Mercy Iowa City’s bankruptcy liquidation plan while also denying the defunct hospital documents it wants for any lawsuit it files against MercyOne.
Iowa’s economy had a rough first three months of the year, according to federal data. While Gov. Kim Reynolds blamed a sluggish farm economy and former President Joe Biden, state experts say Iowa’s economy has been struggling for much longer.
Ian’s Pizza, a small Wisconsin chain known for its creative pies in Madison and Milwaukee, quietly opened over the weekend after a private launch party on June 24.
B-Bop’s, the 1950s themed burger chain with drive-thru windows for the driver’s or passenger’s side of the vehicle, quietly opened last week.
Juliet Abdel will assume the role of president and CEO of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance on July 28, replacing outgoing director Doug Neumann.
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