Category: Business

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University broke its external funding record this past fiscal year, attracting $424.9 million during the year ending June 30. The previous record was $388.2 million in fiscal…

CEDAR RAPIDS — In a settlement announced today by the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interstate Power and Light, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy, has agreed to install…

MASON CITY – According to reports, the Iran nuclear deal could drive gas prices much lower than they already are. CNN reported today that in the wake of a nuclear deal with…

NEW YORK – After revelations in the New York Times that the Chamber of Commerce is helping to keep cigarettes in the hand of people all over the world, a dues-paying pharmacy…

MASON CITY – Mason City’s relatively new dog park has helped spawn a new business: A do-it-yourself doggie wash. Opened by Greg Hodak in mid-May, The Laundro-Mutt is for washing your dog…

DES MOINES – The supposed economic impact of a $36 million downtown project in Mason City has been described by state officials today, who say hundreds of jobs will be created and…

MINNEAPOLIS – General Mills announced Monday it will phase out the use artificial flavors and colors in its breakfast cereals. By 2017, General Mills will tweak all the different recipes that make…

DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.8 percent in May, but was down from the May 2014 rate of 4.4 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to…

DES MOINES, IA – The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Iowa Workforce Development more than $5.2 million dollars to provide long-term unemployed workers with opportunities to transition to high demand jobs in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A common ingredient until recent times won’t be allowed in foods any longer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its’ final determination today that Partially Hydrogenated Oils…

Woonsocket, RI and Minneapolis, MN – CVS Health Corporation and Target Corporation announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for CVS Health to acquire Target’s pharmacy and clinic businesses…

MASON CITY – Project Lead Forward, a public-private partnership designed to help relieve the shortage of skilled workers in rural Iowa will continue to phase two. Iowa Business Growth Company (IBGC) and…

CHARLES CITY – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) is again expanding the number of classes being offered at the NIACC Charles City Center, located at 200 Harwood Drive. “NIACC has responded…

DES MOINES – Governor Terry Branstad will tour North Iowa businesses next week. On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., Governor Branstad will attend the “Be Your Own Boss” Camp, NICC…

SIOUX CITY – Governor Terry Branstad today announced a new pork processing plant coming to Sioux City that will employ over 1,000 people. “Over 1,000 jobs coming to Sioux City with a…

Manufacturing employment increased in Iowa for a fourth straight year, reports the 2015 Iowa Manufacturers Register, an industrial database and directory. According to data collected by MNI, Iowa manufacturers added 2,204 jobs…

FOREST CITY – Not long after announcing a plan to expand to Waverly, Iowa, Winnebago Industries announced Tuesday that its subsidiary would hire up to 150 more people in Northern Indiana in…

DES MOINES – Main Street Iowa hosted the annual Main Street Iowa Awards celebration on Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center (Iowa Events Center) in downtown…

FOREST CITY – Winnebago today announced Trisha Hammer as the Company’s Director of Purchasing, and she will be re-locating to North Iowa from Lakeville, MN. Hammer has more than 15 years of…

MASON CITY – Area high school students have the chance to take advantage of an adventurous and potentially profitable opportunity this summer. Applications for North Iowa Area Community College’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial…

DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in March from 4.1 percent in February. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment…

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today applauded the latest investment by tech giant Google, which is set to make an additional $1 billion investment through…

FOREST CITY – Winnebago has announced the installation of a $7 million state-of-the-art electro-deposition (e-coat) paint system in the Company’s motorhome chassis prep facility in Forest City. Winnebago is one of the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a new Safer Choice label, which will make it easier to find household cleaners and other home products that are…

MASON CITY – Taxpayers will support a second senior living development in Mason City set for construction beginning this spring. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) last week announced that it has…

MASON CITY – This summer, area high school students have an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of starting a business and becoming their own boss. And it won’t cost them…

FOREST CITY – Winnebago recognized its longest-serving employee this week. Larry Kearney was congratulated by the RV-maker as Winnebago’s newest #1 employee. He has worked at the company for over 46 years….