George C. Ford

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Eastern Iowa Airport has received approval to expand its foreign trade zone to 11 additional counties, …

Part of a monthly series looking at economic issues in small towns Mount Pleasant is known for its annual Midwest …

Planting of miscanthus, a perennial grass that will be burned as a fuel by the University of Iowa power plant, …

The value of an average acre of ‘good” Iowa farmland edged up 2 percent in the first quarter of 2015 …

Rockwell Collins has received a two-year contract from NASA to develop a conceptual cockpit display of a sonic boom over …

Apache Inc. in Cedar Rapids broke ground Wednesday for a $7.3 million, 90,000-square-foot addition that will nearly double its manufacturing …

Dutch insurer AEGON, corporate parent of Transamerica in Cedar Rapids, on Wednesday reported lower first-quarter earnings primarily due to higher-than-expected …

A Kalona business has exceeded its fundraising goal for a new organic pasture. Farmers Creamery on Tuesday announced that its …

Wet weather hindered spring planting during the week that ended Sunday, allowing weeds to get ahead of the sprayers as …

Nine airlines worldwide are working with Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids to test a new aircraft tracking system. The ARINC …

A French company is considering expansion of its manufacturing facilities in southwest Cedar Rapids. The Lesaffre Group has plants operated …

Low crop prices and small-to-negative margins forecast for this year’s corn and soybean crops have led to a second straight …

Goodwill of the Heartland will open a retail store this summer in a building that formerly housed a Hy-Vee Drugstore …

Home prices in the Corridor and the nation increased year-over-year in March. Cedar Rapids home prices, including distressed sales, increased …

When Legacy Manufacturing was looking to build a new corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility, the Marion company turned to the …