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Amazon makes ‘casual’ inquiry Iowa City space for distribution center

Corridor Business Journal: Rumors that e-commerce giant Amazon is eyeing a former Procter & Gamble distribution center in Iowa City for a “last-mile” fulfillment center appear to have some basis in fact. Though no lease has …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Cashless stores alienate customers in the name of efficiency

Brands increasingly seek to provide “frictionless” experiences — a sense of ease and efficiency that enables users to engage with them on their terms. However, in a small but growing number of cases, frictionless means …

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Gusto Pizza closing its Waukee restaurant

Gusto Pizza Co. is closing its Waukee site, which has been open six years. Sunday is the restaurant’s final day open. The owners of the local restaurant chain plan to open El Guapo, a tequila …

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DMACC honors small businesses

Des Moines Area Community College has announced its Small Business Awards, which will be presented on Sept. 10 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. Dinner and the awards program will begin at 6 p.m.

The winners …

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New hotels are going up all over the Quad Cities

Quad-City Times: Hotel construction in the Quad Cities is booming, with 15 new properties opening in the past nine years. One more will open in downtown Moline, Ill., this fall, and another new hotel will welcome …

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Baker Group becomes employee-owned company

Baker Group announced at an all-employee meeting on Wednesday that it has become an employee-owned company. The new Baker Group employee stock ownership plan gives current and future employees full ownership, the company said in …

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Hy-Vee announces new in-store clothing brand

Hy-Vee Inc. announced Friday that it has partnered with Canadian clothing brand Joe Fresh to offer fashion apparel and accessories in selected stores, replacing the partnership it entered into with fashion retailer F&F in 2017. …

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Van Gundy joins Hy-Vee as VP

Iowa Business Council Executive Director Georgia Van Gundy will leave her post to become senior vice president of Hy-Vee in September. She will work in administration and  industry/government relations, Hy-Vee announced. Van Gundy, one of this …

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Iowa brewing keeps growing, with a museum thrown in

Oh, these are heady times for Iowa beer and its fans, with new breweries popping up regularly across the state. Three more were announced just this week. Two are here in the metro area, and …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Restaurants finding creative ways to attract workers

On a walk this week I noticed a sign announcing a job fair at the soon-to-open Blue Sushi Sake Grill at 316 Court Ave.

I stopped in and asked Fallon Fasanella, general manager, and Sean …