John Steppe

Businesses, schools and other organizations now can apply for Qualified Pre-Apprenticeship grants, Iowa Workforce Development said Wednesday. The cost-reinbursement grants, …

At least some elements of remote work likely will continue after the pandemic, panelists said Tuesday morning as part of …

A new 100-room Hilton Garden Inn opened at 4640 N. River Blvd. NE near Edgewood Road NE and Highway 100 …

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in January, Iowa Workforce Development said Monday, marking an increase from the …

Farmland value in Iowa rose by 7.8 percent between September 2020 and March 2021, according to a new survey from …

Cedar Rapids-based telecommunications equipment supplier CellSite Solutions bought a 22-acre property in southwest Cedar Rapids for its new corporate headquarters, …

Some 200 restaurants and bars in Linn and Johnson counties received more than $4 million in state funding through Iowa …

Sometimes these days, Nialle Sylvan is finding books for an 8-year-old ‘completely obsessed” with water. Other times, she’s seeking books …

Iowa Workforce Development reported a decrease in unemployment claims for the week of Feb. 28 for the second consecutive week. …

AMANA – Whirlpool Corp. is administering vaccines to 1,170 of its employees this week. The company, which employs about 3,000 …

Longtime Rockwell Collins leader Robert Kelly Ortberg retired from his role at Raytheon Technologies, the company’s chief executive officer Greg …

Seth Meyer has spent more than two decades in agricultural economics research, but he had never seen anything like what …

Iowa registered more than 50,000 total unemployment claims the week of Feb. 21 for the ninth consecutive week, according to …

A new partnership between Iowa Workforce Development and the Secretary of State’s Office is intended to expedite businesses’ reinstatement process …

Under the last coronavirus stimulus package signed into law late last year, each state was responsible for implementing federal unemployment …