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Steve Gravelle
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Latest Articles by Steve Gravelle
Business News Dec. 21, 2025 5:00 am11d ago
Neumann Monson architects continues to evolve while creating innovative designs across the state.
Business News Dec. 22, 2025 8:13 am9d ago
A car ferry moves people and vehicles between Lansing, Iowa and Wisconsin on the Mississippi River, but business owners say they still are feeling the effects of the closure of the Black Hawk Bridge, a year and a half before the replacement bridge is set to open.
News Dec. 22, 2025 2:52 pm9d ago
The population of Lansing may have doubled Friday morning as the community and onlookers watched a planned implosion of the 94-year-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River.
Prestige Dec. 14, 2025 6:00 am18d ago
Cyclist Nancy Footner, a founding board member of the Iowa City Bike Library, first heard of Cycling Without Age when a short feature on the program ran on PBS News Hour.
Prestige Dec. 15, 2025 11:07 am16d ago
Recognizing opportunities to build on lifetime experiences and interests has been key to Rich and Marion Patterson’s retirement strategy.
Business News Dec. 9, 2025 7:42 am22d ago
Solon has more than tripled in population since 1978, when Frank and Shelly Kuennen bought Solon Feed Mill. The business has grown and changed with the town, as many of today’s 3,300 residents live subdivisions that were once the mill’s farm customers.
Business News Nov. 17, 2025 10:51 am44d ago
Owners of Ideal, Olympic theaters aim to create “movement and energy between the two venues” to enhance “alive-ness,” cohesion of the New Bohemia neighborhood.
Business News Nov. 11, 2025 7:44 am50d ago
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is recognizing Cedar Rapids-based Van Meter Inc., and its CEO, Lura McBride, with its Oscar C. Schmidt Iowa Business Leadership Award. McBride will receive the award Tuesday on behalf of Van Meter’s employee owners.
Business News Nov. 10, 2025 9:46 am51d ago
Solon contractor got an early start on then-new home heating and cooling tech.
Business News Dec. 22, 2025 2:57 pm9d ago
Two weeks after the 94-year-old Black Hawk Bridge was closed permanently — and more than a year until the new bridge will open — a car ferry began service Monday, transporting motorists, pedestrians and others across the Mississippi River in northeast Iowa.
Healthy You Nov. 2, 2025 5:30 am60d ago
Just under 7 percent of American men ages 18 to 49 had a vasectomy in 2022-23, according to the Center for Disease Control. That share increases among men with two or more children, to just over 18 percent.
Healthy You Nov. 3, 2025 2:13 pm58d ago
COPD emerged as an umbrella term for several respiratory diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, caused by lung damage. Because its effects are irreversible, early diagnosis and treatment are essential to supporting a patient living with its effects.
Business News Sep. 30, 2025 1:15 pm92d ago
Two friends launch a deranged Belle Plaine tradition that has grown out of a love for Halloween.
The Long Haul Sep. 16, 2025 1:11 pm106d ago
Under current federal law, truck drivers may drive for no more than 11 hours before taking at least 10 hours’ rest. But what if the truck itself did a good share of the driving?
Business News Sep. 3, 2025 4:21 pm119d ago
Veteran entertainment agent and manager Jeff Johnson was surfing online video when he hit upon a new venue for his clients: harassing golfers at corporate outings and charity benefits.

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