The sale of the Iowa-based Kum & Go convenience store chain is now complete. The Salt Lake...
Fareway to move corporate headquarters
The Des Moines Register is reporting Fareway plans to move its corporate headquarters from Boone...
Drought hitting apple orchards in eastern Iowa
The drought in eastern Iowa is taking its toll on apple orchard owners. Chris Gensicke has owned...
Senator Ernst says bill will protect small businesses from government overreach
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she's been focusing on small businesses as she travels across the...
Wells expands production in New York to meet growing ice cream demand
LeMars-based ice cream maker Wells Enterprises is expanding its production facility in Dunkirk,...
July continued the trend of falling home sale numbers
The Iowa Association of Realtors report for July says the state housing market continued to see...
Projects in Pocahontas, Decorah, Centerville, Hawarden getting rural development funds
The U.S.D.A. is sending rural development loans and grants to four projects in Appanoose,...
Workforce participation rate goes up for 5th straight month
The state unemployment rate held steady at 2.7% for the third straight month in July. Iowa...
Casey’s announces deal to acquire 63 stores in two states
The Ankeny-based Casey's convenience store chain is buying more than 60 stores in Kentucky and...
Garner to honor man who created two businesses there
A late entrepreneur from north-central Iowa who's credited with launching two businesses that...
Bank CEO says most Iowa businesses are in good shape
A survey of several hundred Iowa businesses finds an overwhelming majority of them are in good...
UNI gets approval to hire firm to run its bookstore
The Board of Regents has approved a request by the University of Northern Iowa to hire an outside...
Creighton survey finds Midwest economic slowdown, recession concern
The monthly survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states shows both the...
Clinton Purina plant expansion increases output, opportunities for employee training
The Nestle Purina Plant in Clinton is running at increased capacity after a $156 million expansion...
Halloween candy sales already starting three months before Halloween
How early is too early? The 4th of July was just a few weeks ago, yet some Iowa grocery stores are...
Junior Olympic Games opens in Des Moines as RAGBRAI riders arrive
As some 50- to 60,000 bicycle riders roll into Des Moines on RAGBRAI starting this morning,...
Sheldon’s Ben Franklin store the last of the iconic chain in Iowa
There will soon be just one Ben Franklin store left in Iowa. Fifty years ago, there were more than...
Illinois company given state incentives to move to Iowa
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board has approved state incentives for one company to...
Labor participation rate up as unemployment holds steady in June
Iowa's unemployment rate held steady in June at 2.7%. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson...
State tax breaks, job training assistance for expanding Red Oak facility
A state board has voted to extend tax breaks to a company planning to hire 65 more people once its...
Better Business Bureau gives advice on not getting caught by online deals
The online retail giant Amazon is holding its "Prime Days" sales event this week, and...
Iowa’s first master-planned sustainable community is being built in Dubuque
Ground is being broken today on the first phase of what's billed as a fully sustainable community...
American Equity Insurance sold
An insurance company in central Iowa is the subject of a high-dollar sale. West Des Moines-based...
ISU Extension to hold webinar on sale of raw milk
(UPDATE 7-6-2023) The ISU Extension webinar on raw milk has been canceled. The new law allowing...
Casey’s leader says expansion key to remaining viable in convenience store business
The leaders of the Ankeny-based Casey's convenience store chain laid out their three-year plan...
Number of homes available up slightly in May
The Iowa Association of Realtors report shows some improvement in the availability of homes in...
Winnebago CEO confident company will weather economic conditions
The economy is having an impact on Winnebago Industries, but the company’s CEO says he is...
Iowa’s governor meets with Italian company that bought Wells Enterprises
Governor Kim Reynolds has visited the Italian company that recently bought Le Mars-based Wells...
Workforce participation increases as Iowa unemployment rate unchanged in May
The state unemployment rate for May remained at two-point-seven percent. Iowa Workforce...
Biodiesel plant in Crawfordsville is closing
A southeast Iowa biodiesel plant is shutting down. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports managers of...