George C. Ford

Despite rains during the last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said Iowa corn and soybean crop progress …

A Coralville clinical stage biopharmaceutical company has received a $60 million financing commitment from an investment fund. KemPharm, which focuses …

It may be that the very last piece of available land finally has been purchased for development along what has …

A long-planned extension of 18th Street SW – from Wilson Avenue SW to 13th Avenue SW – will create a …

Two Eastern Iowa regional planning organizations have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to …

Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility has begun construction of a $700 million, 650-megawatt electric generating plant in Marshalltown after securing all …

Hobby Lobby, a privately-owned chain of craft and home decor stores, plans to open its northeast Cedar Rapids store at …

Iowa’s Leading Indicators Index increased in April as building permits, future agricultural prices and diesel fuel consumption registered positive gains. …

Corridor home prices increased in April when compared with the same month in 2013, according to CoreLogic of Irvine, Calif. …

Iowa corn and soybean farmers are wrapping up planting of this year’s crops, having made significant progress in the week …

A survey of supply managers at Midwest businesses found that four of 10 firms are expecting an upturn in hiring …

A Dubuque-based construction company has been awarded a $4.8 million contract for the first phase of a $47 million multiyear …

Iowa had 88,500 farms in 2013, up 100 from 2012 when the last U.S. Department of Agriculture census was completed. …

Foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rates fell in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in March compared with the same month of …

Cedar Rapids’ front door is about to get a $47 million face-lift. The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission is expected to …