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News May. 7, 2015 5:30 pm3804d ago
An Eastern Iowa company has completed an $83 million project that cost more than planned due to additional environmental controls. …
Business News May. 6, 2015 8:21 pm3805d ago
Employment at factories in Iowa increased this year, according to the 2015 Iowa Manufacturers Register, an industrial database and directory. …
News May. 6, 2015 8:17 pm3805d ago
The board of directors of the Carl & Mary Koehler History Center in Cedar Rapids did not have to look …
News May. 6, 2015 8:08 pm3805d ago
Susan ‘Suki” Cell, former vice president of government relations for the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, is remembered for …
News May. 5, 2015 6:48 pm3806d ago
Looking to expand its service facilities, Cedar Rapids Toyota is planning a $5 million expansion of the former Volkswagen/Lithia building …
News May. 5, 2015 6:45 pm3806d ago
United Fire Group on Tuesday reported sharply higher first-quarter net income that topped analysts’ expectations. The Cedar Rapids-based insurer posted …
News May. 5, 2015 6:41 pm3806d ago
Iowa farmers planted 54 percent of this season’s corn crop in the week that ended Sunday, the largest percentage planted …
News May. 5, 2015 6:35 pm3806d ago
With only a modest increase in wind turbine installation, a new report contends Iowa can meet its proposed goal of …
News May. 4, 2015 9:30 pm3807d ago
Prices at the gas pump are rising again across Iowa, reflecting an upward trend in the value of crude oil. …
News May. 4, 2015 8:24 pm3807d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Union Pacific railroad, with nearly 1,400 miles of tracking in Iowa, plans to spend $109 million …
Business News May. 1, 2015 9:21 pm3810d ago
A survey of purchasing managers at companies in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states finds most expect positive but slower …
News May. 1, 2015 9:15 pm3810d ago
A relatively mild winter resulted in lower first-quarter earnings and revenue for Alliant Energy, corporate parent of Interstate Power and …
Business News Apr. 30, 2015 7:11 pm3811d ago
Foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rates continued to decline in February in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on a year-over-year basis, …
News Apr. 28, 2015 7:44 pm3813d ago
Iowa farmers have planted 14 percent of this year’s corn crop, just ahead of last year, but four days behind …
News Apr. 27, 2015 7:19 pm3814d ago
Heartland Express posted a 25.1 percent increase in first-quarter profit, but operating revenues fell 16.5 percent on lower fuel surcharge …