George C. Ford

The maximum weekly benefit paid to unemployed Iowans and to workers injured on the job will increase July 5. Iowa …

Employers in a seven-county region of Eastern Iowa should have a better idea of where they can find new employees …

Spending on travel and tourism nationwide slowed in the first quarter of 2015, increasing at an annual rate of 2 …

An Eastern Iowa bank holding company has raised $8.4 million of new capital with a private placement newly issued common stock. …

WILLIAMSBURG – The sharp decline in corn and soybean prices has claimed additional manufacturing jobs in Eastern Iowa. Kinze Manufacturing …

Unemployment in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor was a mixed picture in May. The jobless rate in Cedar Rapids dipped …

Wet conditions continued to slow the final planting of corn and soybeans as well as other field activities throughout much …

CEDAR RAPIDS – After taking on millions of dollars of bills to finance improvements over three decades, The Eastern Iowa …

Iowa retained its tops in the nation ranking for egg production in May, but the avian influenza outbreak exacted a …

Personal income growth in the first quarter in Iowa was dead last among all 50 states as a drop in …

Background Synergy Hotel Group of Glenwood, Md., owner of the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Cedar Rapids, filed for …

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s early May, and a fairly steady stream of cars and minivans moves through a makeshift drive-up …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board on Friday approved financial assistance for two Cedar Rapids business expansion …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa’s unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in May, unchanged from April, according to Iowa Workforce Development. Total …

A new report shows farmland values continue a gradual decline in Iowa and the Midwest, but could shift at the …