Iowa’s largest five-and-dime store was in C.R. before closing after Christmas 1986.
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Diane Fannon-Langton History Jan. 17, 2023 5:00 am34d ago
Iowa’s largest five-and-dime store was in C.R. before closing after Christmas 1986.
By Steve Gravelle, - correspondent Business News Dec. 2, 2022 10:30 am55d ago
Ken’s Magic Shop opened in March in Hiawatha, its modestly sized storefront filled with tricks, puzzles, games, instruction books and props.
By Katie Mills Giorgio, - correspondent Business News Nov. 26, 2022 7:15 am65d ago
When the pandemic brought many activities to a halt, Erika Christiansen started playing around with candle making.
The Gazette Business News Nov. 21, 2022 11:03 am66d ago
Discount available Black Friday through Cyber Sunday
Erin Jordan Retail Nov. 19, 2022 8:03 am69d ago
Coral Ridge Mall, a 24-year-old retail center near Interstate 80 in Coralville, welcomed new clothing stores and a candy shop this fall. Planet Fitness is under construction and expected to open in January.
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Business News Nov. 3, 2022 10:40 am84d ago
Hy-Vee will close its more than 285 stores for Thanksgiving Day for the first time in its history, the West Des Moines-based retailer said
By Katie Mills Giorgio, - correspondent
Business News Oct. 21, 2022 10:20 am97d ago
The Shop, carrying women’s clothing and accessories, opened at the end of September.
By Steve Gravelle, - correspondent
Business News Oct. 14, 2022 12:45 pm104d ago
Managing online inventory is “almost a whole separate business” for the Haunted Bookshop owners.
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Business News Oct. 5, 2022 11:21 am113d ago
Shop Iowa, a statewide e-commerce marketplace initiative of the Iowa Economic Development Authority with the support of the Iowa Small Business Development Center, has set the first Shop Iowa Day for Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Business News Oct. 4, 2022 9:42 am114d ago
In keeping with a broader approach to recruiting tenants --- including a farm implement dealer and a child care center — Outlets Williamsburg has changed its name to Outlets and Marketplace Williamsburg.
Retail Oct. 3, 2022 3:25 pm115d ago
A Tennessee-based company bought Iowa City Marketplace for $14.3 million. Businesses in the shopping center have shifted over the years, particularly with the center’s anchor stores.
By Katie Mills Giorgio, - correspondent
Business News Sep. 16, 2022 10:27 am132d ago
Pancheros Mexican Grill started 30 years ago, it served what the fast-casual restaurant chain’s founder and president, Rodney Anderson, called a Chicago-style burrito.
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Business News Aug. 19, 2022 12:20 pm160d ago
From the retail clothing chain that produced T-shirts proclaiming “Sex, drugs and Rockwell Collins” and the image of a cat on its hind legs holding a ray gun with the line “Pew pew pew” now comes “Davenport: More than just a great sofa.”