Archive for January 2022
Iowa starts 2022 with more than 20,000 new COVID cases, more than any week in 2021
Des Moines Register: Iowa has entered 2022 accumulating COVID-19 cases at a rate faster than it ever reached in 2021, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s weekly data release today. The state reported 20,075 …
Read MoreKinzler Construction Services acquires WD Door
Kinzler Construction Services announced that it has acquired WD Door, an overhead door and operator company based in Ankeny, effective Jan. 1. WD Door also operates a location in Cedar Rapids, known as Doors by George. …
Read MoreState Hygienic Lab poised for expansion with $9.2 million CDC grant
The State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa is nearing final approval for a $9.2 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund an additional BSL-3 (Biosafety Level 3) …
Read MoreGlen Oaks Country Club, golf course sold to Florida group
Glen Oaks Country Club and its championship golf course have been sold to a Florida group that owns and operates upscale golf and country clubs across the United States, the club’s former and new owners …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Cutting taxes
The copper-plated windows of the downtown library reflected the image of my friend K.C. It was a bright, cold day and his hooded figure was facing east as I approached.
“This will be interesting,” …
Read MoreMarketing: Courage and conviction
As I said last week when I opened up my “wish for you” column called “Peace,” I recognize that you were not into deep thinking or reading last week – and still are not this …
Read MoreFormer ‘newbo evolve’ festival officials face federal bank fraud charges
Cedar Rapids Gazette: More than three years after the infamous “newbo evolve” festival brought headliners including Maroon 5 and reality TV stars to Cedar Rapids — but then stiffed some of the vendors and left an …
Read MoreIowa GOP bill would forbid businesses to discriminate based on COVID vaccine status
Des Moines Register: Iowa businesses would not be able to ask about or maintain records of a person’s medical treatment status — including vaccinations — under details of a bill that a group of House Republicans …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Deere plans to roll out autonomous tractor later this year
As you travel down Iowa’s rural roads next spring, don’t be surprised to see a driverless tractor in the fields. Later this year, Deere & Co. plans to begin selling its fully autonomous tractor designed …
Read More$6.2M awarded for water quality projects statewide
Sixteen communities have received funding from the state to advance water quality projects, the governor’s office announced this week. In a news release, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that $6.2 million was being made available through the Wastewater and …
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